Apple macOS up to 11.0.1 ImageIO out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.1. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component ImageIO. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-29617. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS up to 11.0.1 (Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 12/14/2020 by XingWei Lin as HT212011 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-29617. 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 heap corruption

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:

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

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 11.1

Timelineinfo

12/08/2020 🔍
12/14/2020 +6 days 🔍
12/14/2020 +0 days 🔍
12/15/2020 +1 days 🔍
12/17/2020 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT212011
Researcher: XingWei Lin
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-29617 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-29617
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-166285
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 12/15/2020 14:54
Updated: 12/17/2020 20:24
Changes: 12/15/2020 14:54 (19), 12/15/2020 14:57 (28), 12/17/2020 20:24 (4)
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