Apple iOS up to 9.3.2 ImageIO memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iOS up to 9.3.2 (Smartphone Operating System). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

ImageIO in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was released 07/18/2016 by Evgeny Sidorov with Yandex as HT206902 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4632 since 05/11/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/05/2022). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future. The advisory points out:

A memory consumption issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92494 (Apple TV < 9.2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370095 (Apple Mac OS X v10.11.6 and Security Update 2016-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2016-07-18-1)).

Upgrading to version 9.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (92494). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 89675, 89684, 89687 and 89689.

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

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Nessus ID: 92494
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 9.2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities December-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 9.3.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206902
Researcher: Evgeny Sidorov
Organization: Yandex
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4632 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1036344
SecurityFocus: 91834 - Apple Mac OS X/watchOS/iOS/tvOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Created: 07/19/2016 16:33
Updated: 09/05/2022 12:53
Changes: 07/19/2016 16:33 (61), 03/03/2019 09:54 (24), 09/05/2022 12:53 (4)
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