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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.1 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Temporary Files Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The php_handle_iff function in image.c for PHP 4.2.2, 4.3.9, 4.3.10 and 5.0.3, as reachable by the getimagesize PHP function, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a -8 size value.
The bug was discovered 02/23/2005. The weakness was published 06/09/2005 with Apple (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0524 since 02/23/2005. The attack can only be done within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 37 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18437 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-006)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117972 (CentOS Security Update for PHP (CESA-2005:405)).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19920) and Tenable (18437). Similar entries are available at 1320, 1318, 1319 and 1554.
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Class: Infinite loopCWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 18437
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-006)
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OpenVAS ID: 54917
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200504-15 (PHP)
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Patch: apple.com
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2005-0524 (🔍)
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X-Force: 19920
SecurityTracker: 1013619 - PHP Infinite Loops in getimagesize() Lets Users Deny Service
SecurityFocus: 12962 - PHP Group PHP Image File Format Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 15481 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 15183 - PHP getimagesize() php_handle_iff() Function DoS
Vupen: ADV-2005-0305
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 06/14/2005 12:58Updated: 03/11/2021 14:48
Changes: 06/14/2005 12:58 (73), 06/08/2017 23:45 (12), 03/11/2021 14:43 (8), 03/11/2021 14:48 (1)
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