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Apple has released a new version of Xcode, a tool used by app developers for Apple devices, which contains two security fixes. Xcode 7.3.1 patches a heap-based buffer overflow flaw in which an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code and effectively take control of the machine.<\/p>\n
Xcode 7.3.1 is available for OS X El Capitan 10.11 and later, and addresses two vulnerabilities. Apple\u2019s security bulletin<\/a> describes the impact of its Xcode\u00a0security update as follows:<\/p>\n Details of the patched vulnerabilities are as follows:<\/p>\n More information about these updates can be found on Apple\u2019s Developer Download page for Xcode<\/a>. You can download Xcode from the Mac App Store for free. [Direct Link<\/a>]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apple has released Xcode 7.3.1 with patches for two critical security flaws. Download the latest version of Xcode to mitigate the vulnerabilities. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8813,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3151,170,2914],"class_list":["post-53119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-security-news","tag-apple","tag-xcode","tag-xcode-7-3-1"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"Xcode](\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/xcode-7.3.1.png\")
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