Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 XFree86 parse.c xpmParseColors memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4. Affected is the function xpmParseColors in the library libXpm of the file parse.c of the component XFree86. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2004-0687. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.4 (Operating System). This issue affects the function xpmParseColors in the library libXpm of the file parse.c of the component XFree86. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in (1) xpmParseColors in parse.c, (2) ParseAndPutPixels in create.c, and (3) ParsePixels in parse.c for libXpm before 6.8.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed XPM image file.

The weakness was released 05/04/2005 by Chris Evans with Google Chrome Security Team (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at docs.info.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0687 since 07/13/2004. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18189 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-005)), 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 95006 (Sun Solaris libXpm Multiple Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17414), Tenable (18189), SecurityFocus (BID 11196†), OSVDB (10027†) and Secunia (SA15227†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1453, VDB-1443, VDB-1452 and VDB-1448. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 18189
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-005)
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OpenVAS ID: 53250
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 560-1 (lesstif1-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: apple.com

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07/13/2004 🔍
09/15/2004 +64 days 🔍
10/20/2004 +35 days 🔍
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04/11/2005 +173 days 🔍
05/03/2005 +22 days 🔍
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05/24/2005 +20 days 🔍
06/09/2005 +16 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Chris Evans
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2004-0687 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0687
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1451

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X-Force: 17414 - libXpm XPM image multiple buffer overflows, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 11196 - libXpm Image Decoding Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 15227 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 10027 - libXpm ParsePixels Function Stack Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 7534 - Multiple Buffer Overflows in libXpm Version < 6.8.1, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1914

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/24/2005 11:38
Updated: 01/19/2025 03:40
Changes: 05/24/2005 11:38 (100), 07/02/2019 19:04 (3), 01/19/2025 03:40 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:627:103

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