Apple tvOS up to 16.4.1 ImageIO buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS up to 16.4.1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-32384. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple tvOS up to 16.4.1 (Digital Media Player). Affected is some unknown processing of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/18/2023 by Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitsmm working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative as HT213761 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-32384. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Processing an image may lead to arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 16.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

A buffer overflow was addressed with improved bounds checking.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-36628). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Digital Media Player

Vendor

Apple

Name

tvOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 16.5

Timelineinfo

05/08/2023 🔍
05/18/2023 +10 days 🔍
05/18/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/20/2023 +2 days 🔍
01/01/2026 +957 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213761
Researcher: Meysam Firouzi @R00tkitsmm working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32384 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32384
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229536
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/20/2023 08:15
Updated: 01/01/2026 10:37
Changes: 05/20/2023 08:15 (20), 05/20/2023 08:19 (28), 06/15/2023 08:13 (1), 01/01/2026 10:37 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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