Apple Xcode Fun House XML parsing buffer overflow
| apple-xcode-funhouse-bo (43733) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Xcode is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the Core Image Fun House application. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted .funhouse file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 6.8 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.3 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Xcode tools (3.1 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About the security content of Xcode tools 3.1.
- NETRAGARD-20070628: Core Image Fun House.
- BID-30189: Apple Xcode Core Image Fun House '.funhouse' File XML Data Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2304: Buffer overflow in Apple Core Image Fun House 2.0 and earlier in CoreImage Examples in Xcode tools before 3.1 allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a .funhouse file with a string XML element that contains many characters.
- SA31060: Apple Xcode tools Vulnerability and Security Issue
- SECTRACK ID: 1020472: Apple Xcode Buffer Overflow in 'Core Image Fun House' Application Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2093: Apple Xcode Code Execution and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Core Image Fun House
- Apple Xcode 2.0
- Apple Xcode 2.1
- Apple Xcode 2.2
- Apple Xcode 2.3
- Apple Xcode 2.4.1
Reported:
Jul 11, 2008
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