Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 ImageIO integer coercion

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in ImageIO for Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Radiance image.

The bug was discovered 08/01/2006. The weakness was disclosed 07/14/2006 by Jesse Ruderman (iDefense) with Mozilla Corporation as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-3501 since 07/10/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22125 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-004)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115383 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2006-08-01)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28143) and Tenable (22125). The entries 1998, 25512, 26669 and 25873 are pretty similar.

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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 22125
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-004)
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Jesse Ruderman (iDefense)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3501 (🔍)
X-Force: 28143
Vulnerability Center: 12443 - Apple Mac OS X Integer Overflow in ImageIO via Crafted Radiance Image, Critical
SecurityFocus: 19289 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21253 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27740 - Apple Mac OS X ImageIO Radiance Image Processing Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-3101

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/23/2019 21:54
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (86), 06/23/2019 21:54 (4)
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