Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 QuickDraw denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4.8 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code of the component QuickDraw. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The _GetSrcBits32ARGB function in Apple QuickDraw, as used by Quicktime 7.1.3 and other applications on Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PICT image with a malformed Alpha RGB (ARGB) record, which triggers memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2007. The weakness was shared 01/24/2007 by LMH with MOAB (Website). The advisory is available at projects.info-pull.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-0462 since 01/23/2007. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at projects.info-pull.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115505 (Apple QuickDraw GetSrcBits32ARGB() Memory Corruption Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be establishing an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 16001.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31698), Exploit-DB (29509), SecurityFocus (BID 22207†), OSVDB (32696†) and Secunia (SA23859†). The entry VDB-34714 is related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
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Snort ID: 16001
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: projects.info-pull.com
Researcher: LMH
Organization: MOAB
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-0462 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0462
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2874
X-Force: 31698 - Apple Mac OS X QuickDraw ARGB code execution, Low Risk
SecurityFocus: 22207 - Apple Mac OS X QuickDraw GetSrcBits32ARGB Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 23859 - Apple Mac OS X QuickDraw Denial of Service, Less Critical
OSVDB: 32696 - Apple Mac OS X QuickDraw _GetSrcBits32ARGB() Function DoS
Vulnerability Center: 14155 - Apple QuickDraw Memory Corruption via Malformed Alpha RGB (ARGB) Record, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0337

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 01/26/2007 01:03 PM
Updated: 03/09/2025 01:25 AM
Changes: 01/26/2007 01:03 PM (94), 07/14/2019 09:34 AM (2), 06/22/2024 11:24 PM (16), 03/09/2025 01:25 AM (2)
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