Apple Mac OS X ICC color profiles heap overflow
| macos-icc-profile-bo (19083) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow. By creating a specially-crafted International Color Consortium (ICC) color profile, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system, once the profile is processed.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2005-001, available from the Apple Downloads Web page. See References.
References:
- Apple Downloads Web page: Apple Downloads.
- AppleCare Knowledge Base Document 300770: Apple Security Update 2005-001.
- CIAC Information Bulletin P-116: Apple Security Update 2005-001 for Mac OS X.
- Mac OS X Server Web page: Mac OS X Server.
- Mac OS X Web page: Apple - Mac OS X.
- BID-12367: Apple ColorSync ICC Header Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0126: ColorSync on Mac OS X 10.3.7 and 10.3.8 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed ICC color profiles that modify the heap.
- SECTRACK ID: 1013000: Mac OS X ColorSync Heap Overflow Lets Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#980078: Apple Mac OS X vulnerable to buffer overflow in ColorSync ICC color profile handling
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.7
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.8
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.7
Reported:
Jan 26, 2005
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