Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 AppKit TIFF Image memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component AppKit TIFF Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 12/21/2004. The weakness was released 05/04/2005 by infamous41md (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2004-1308 since 12/21/2004. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 16 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19184 (FreeBSD : tiff -- directory entry count integer overflow vulnerability (fc7e6a42-6012-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117960 (CentOS Security Update for kdegraphics (CESA-2005:021)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18637) and Tenable (19184). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 1419, 1453, 1443 and 1452.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 19184
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : tiff -- directory entry count integer overflow vulnerability (fc7e6a42-6012-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 53301
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 617-1 (tiff)
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Patch: apple.com

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: infamous41md
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-1308 (🔍)
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X-Force: 18637 - LibTIFF TIFF file dir_count integer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 12075 - LibTIFF Heap Corruption Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15227 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 12555 - CVE-2004-1308 - libtiff - Integer Overflow Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 05/24/2005 11:38
Updated: 03/11/2021 11:07
Changes: 05/24/2005 11:38 (85), 07/02/2019 18:06 (4), 03/11/2021 11:07 (2)
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