Apple macOS up to 10.15.6 ImageIO memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS up to 10.15.6. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2020-9961. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 10.15.6 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. 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 weakness was published 09/24/2020 by Xingwei Lin as HT211849 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-9961. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

Upgrading to version 10.15.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-161961, VDB-161962 and VDB-161963. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 10.15.7

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03/02/2020 🔍
09/24/2020 +206 days 🔍
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09/25/2020 +1 days 🔍
11/14/2020 +50 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211849
Researcher: Xingwei Lin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-161960
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2020 15:53
Updated: 11/14/2020 08:24
Changes: 09/25/2020 15:53 (46), 09/25/2020 15:58 (2), 10/04/2020 15:03 (1), 11/13/2020 07:53 (2), 11/14/2020 08:22 (2), 11/14/2020 08:24 (8)
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