Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2 ImageIO resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-1586. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iPhone OS up to 1.1.2 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

ImageIO in Apple iPhone OS 1.0 through 2.1 and iPhone OS for iPod touch 1.1 through 2.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and device reset) via a crafted TIFF image.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2008. The weakness was disclosed 11/21/2008 by Haifei Li (Shadow) with Mozilla Corporation (Website). The advisory is shared at vupen.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1586 since 03/31/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35678 (openSUSE 10 Security Update : libtiff-devel (libtiff-devel-5988)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46752), Tenable (35678), SecurityFocus (BID 32394†), OSVDB (50023†) and Secunia (SA32756†). The entries VDB-43511, VDB-45186, VDB-45185 and VDB-45184 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35678
Nessus Name: openSUSE 10 Security Update : libtiff-devel (libtiff-devel-5988)
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OpenVAS ID: 63412
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Security Summary SUSE-SR:2009:004
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Haifei Li (Shadow)
Organization: Mozilla Corporation
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1586 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1586
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45177
X-Force: 46752
SecurityFocus: 32394 - Apple iPhone and iPod touch Prior to Version 2.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32756
OSVDB: 50023 - Apple iPhone / iPod Touch ImageIO TIFF Image Handling DoS
SecurityTracker: 1021270
Vulnerability Center: 20939 - Apple iPhone 1.0-2.1 and iPod Touch 1.1-2.1 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Crafted TIFF Image, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-3232

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/27/2019 16:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (78), 08/27/2019 16:23 (11)
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Cache ID: 216:C69:103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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