VDB-99769 · CVE-2010-1816 · BID 34916

Apple Mac OS X 10.6/10.6.1/10.6.2/10.6.3 ImageIO memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.6/10.6.1/10.6.2/10.6.3 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 through 10.6.3 and Mac OS X Server 10.6 through 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted image.

The bug was discovered 05/06/2010. The weakness was shared 04/14/2017 by Tomas Hoger (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1816 since 05/06/2010. 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 40 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 47023 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 c.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (47023). The entries 4141, 48291, 48184 and 48183 are related to this item.

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

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Nessus ID: 47023
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-02 April-2017
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05/06/2010 +359 days 🔍
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08/30/2020 +1234 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Researcher: Tomas Hoger
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-1816 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 34916 - SquirrelMail Prior to 1.4.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2010-1816 - Apple - Multiple Products - Buffer Overflow Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 04/14/2017 10:15
Updated: 08/30/2020 09:29
Changes: 04/14/2017 10:15 (75), 08/30/2020 09:29 (3)
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