CVE-2012-3698

Apple Xcode before 4.4 does not properly compose a designated requirement (DR) during signing of programs that lack bundle identifiers, which allows remote attackers to read keychain entries via a crafted app, as demonstrated by the keychain entries of a (1) helper tool or (2) command-line tool.

Published: 2012-07-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3698 is rated Moderate Risk (42.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.10%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3698

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.28% 1.10% +0.82%
2 2024-09-17 0.17% 0.28% +0.12%
3 2024-02-08 — 0.17% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3698

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-3698

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3698

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple xcode <= 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 1.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 2.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 2.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 4.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple xcode 4.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:xcode:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3698

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