Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 ImageIO PNG Image numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component ImageIO. Performing a manipulation as part of PNG Image results in numeric error. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2011-3026. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System). This affects an unknown code of the component ImageIO. The manipulation as part of a PNG Image leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in libpng, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.56, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that trigger an integer truncation.

The weakness was shared 09/19/2012 by Juri Aedla with Google Chrome Security Team as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as not defined posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at prod.lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-3026 since 08/09/2011. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 04/13/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74549 (openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / MozillaThunderbird / mozilla-xulrunner192 / etc (openSUSE-2012-120)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120531 (Apple Mountain Lion v10.8.2, OS X Lion v10.7.5 and Security Update 2012-004 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-2)).

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Google Android as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12897.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73240), Tenable (74549), SecurityFocus (BID 52049†), Secunia (SA49660†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-34512†). The entries VDB-4792, VDB-6213, VDB-6151 and VDB-6186 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 74549
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : MozillaFirefox / MozillaThunderbird / mozilla-xulrunner192 / etc (openSUSE-2012-120)
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OpenVAS ID: 71137
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2410-1 (libpng)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android
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08/09/2011 🔍
02/15/2012 +190 days 🔍
02/16/2012 +1 days 🔍
02/16/2012 +0 days 🔍
02/20/2012 +4 days 🔍
06/22/2012 +123 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +89 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +0 days 🔍
09/21/2012 +1 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +630 days 🔍
04/13/2021 +2496 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: Juri Aedla
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3026 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3026
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6339

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X-Force: 73240
SecurityFocus: 52049 - libpng 'png_decompress_chunk()' Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 49660 - Gentoo update for libpng, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 34512 - Google Chrome Before 17.0.963.56 libpng Remote DoS via Unknown Integer Truncation Related Vectors, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/21/2012 13:45
Updated: 04/13/2021 09:25
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (84), 04/09/2017 14:53 (9), 04/13/2021 09:25 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:92C:103

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