Apple macOS up to 12.4 TIFF File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TIFF File Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-32897. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 12.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component TIFF File Handler. 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 summary by CVE is:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.5. Processing a maliciously crafted tiff file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32897 since 06/09/2022. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/13/2024).

Upgrading to version 12.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 12.5

Timelineinfo

06/09/2022 🔍
06/10/2024 +732 days 🔍
06/10/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2025 +288 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT213345
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-267707
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 06/10/2024 21:43
Updated: 03/25/2025 10:12
Changes: 06/10/2024 21:43 (57), 06/13/2024 11:43 (12), 03/25/2025 10:12 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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