Apple Mac OS X ImageIO JPEG buffer overflow
| macos-imageio-jpeg-bo (26412) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of JPEG image files. By sending a specially-crafted image with malformed JPEG metadata, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply Apple Security Update 2006-003, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-003: About Security Update 2006-003.
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-132A: Apple Mac Products Affected by Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- BID-17321: Apple Mac OS X ImageIO Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- BID-17951: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-003 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1552: Integer overflow in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted JPEG image with malformed JPEG metadata, as demonstrated using Safari, aka Deja-Doom.
- OSVDB ID: 25597: Mac OS X ImageIO JPEG Metadata Overflow
- SA20077: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1779: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote and Client-Side Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
Reported:
May 11, 2006
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