Apple macOS up to 11.0.1 ImageIO memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.1 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2020-29616. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.1 (Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 12/14/2020 by zhouat as HT212011 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-29616. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 11.1

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12/08/2020 🔍
12/14/2020 +6 days 🔍
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12/15/2020 +1 days 🔍
12/17/2020 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212011
Researcher: zhouat
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-29616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-29616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-166281
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2020 14:52
Updated: 12/17/2020 20:09
Changes: 12/15/2020 14:52 (19), 12/15/2020 14:55 (28), 12/17/2020 20:09 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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