Apple Mac OS X ImageIO TIFF image buffer overflow

macosx-imageio-tiff-bo (27478) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of TIFF image files by ImageIO. By creating a malformed TIFF file and sending it to a potential victim as an email attachment or hosting it on a Web site, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and possibly execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the affected application to crash, once the file is opened.


Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Apply the Mac OS X 10.4.7 Update, available from the Apple Web site. See References.

References:

  • Apple Security-Announce Mailing List, Tue, 27 Jun 2006 13:16:56 -0700: APPLE-SA-2006-06-27 Mac OS X v10.4.7.
  • Mac OS X 10.4.7 Update : About the security content of the Mac OS X 10.4.7 Update.
  • BID-18686: Retired: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
  • BID-18731: Apple Mac OS X ImageIO TIFF Images Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-1469: Stack-based buffer overflow in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.
  • OSVDB ID: 26931: Mac OS X ImageIO TIFF Processing Overflow
  • SA20877: Mac OS X Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016394: Apple Mac OS X ImageIO Stack Overflow in Processing TIFF Images Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • US-CERT VU#988356: Apple Mac OS X vulnerable to stack-based buffer overflow via specially crafted TIFF file
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-2566: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Command Execution and Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6

Reported:

Jun 27, 2006

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