Apple Mac OS X Server up to 10.4.7 ImageIO tifffetchanyarray null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X Server up to 10.4.7. This affects the function tifffetchanyarray of the component ImageIO. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2006-3356. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X Server up to 10.4.7 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function tifffetchanyarray of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The TIFFFetchAnyArray function in ImageIO in Apple OS X 10.4.7 and earlier allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid tag value in a TIFF image, possibly triggering a null dereference. NOTE: This is a different issue than CVE-2006-1469.

The bug was discovered 06/29/2006. The weakness was presented 07/06/2006 (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-3356 since 07/06/2006. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27482), OSVDB (36994†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-12484†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-3356 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3356
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31138
X-Force: 27482
OSVDB: 36994 - CVE-2006-3356 - Apple Mac OS X - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 12484 - Apple OS X Denial of Service via Invalid Tag Value in a TIFF Image, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-2606

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/24/2019 09:34
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (53), 06/24/2019 09:34 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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