Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 ImageIO memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2. Affected is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-2747. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 (Operating System). Affected is 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in ImageIO for Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2, as used by applications such as WebCore and Safari, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted GIF file.

The bug was discovered 09/23/2005. The weakness was disclosed 10/25/2005 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-2747 since 08/30/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19773 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-008)), 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 115280 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-008 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2005-09-22)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22381), Tenable (19773), SecurityFocus (BID 14914†), OSVDB (19703†) and Secunia (SA16920†). The entries VDB-25571, VDB-26659, VDB-26658 and VDB-26657 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 19773
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2005-008)
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2747 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2747
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26652
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X-Force: 22381
SecurityFocus: 14914 - Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2005-008 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16920 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 19703 - CVE-2005-2747 - Apple - Mac OS X - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 9472 - Buffer Overflow in ImageIO for Apple OS X 10.4.2 via Crafted GIF Files, Critical

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 11/22/2024 03:30
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (73), 06/10/2019 16:49 (5), 11/22/2024 03:30 (17)
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