Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server JPEG2000 image buffer overflow

macos-jpeg2000-bo (29280)

High Risk

Description:

Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper handling of JPEG2000 image files. By creating a malicious JPEG2000 image file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash, if the attacker could persuade the victim to open the malicious file.

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 10.4.7
• 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
• Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.7

Remedy:

Apply Apple Security Update 2006-006 or Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update, available from the Apple Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• Mac OS X 10.4.8 and Security Update 2006-006, About the security content of the Mac OS X 10.4.8 Update and Security Update 2006-006 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304460.
• US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-275A, Multiple Vulnerabilities in Apple and Adobe Products at http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html.
• BID-20271: Apple Mac OS X Pre 10.4.8 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2006-4391: Buffer overflow in Apple ImageIO on Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed JPEG2000 image.
• OSVDB ID: 29268: Mac OS X ImageIO JPEG2000 Image Processing Overflow
• SA22187: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
• SECTRACK ID: 1016953: Apple ImageIO Buffer Overflow in Processing JPEG2000 Images Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
• US-CERT VU#546772: Apple Mac OS X JPEG2000 image handling buffer overflow
• VUPEN/ADV-2006-3852: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Sep 29, 2006

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