Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 ImageIO PNG Image uninitialized resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. The manipulation as part of PNG Image leads to uninitialized resource. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-3328. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS up to 5.1.1 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ImageIO. The manipulation as part of a PNG Image leads to a uninitialized resource vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-908. The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The png_handle_cHRM function in pngrutil.c in libpng 1.5.4, when color-correction support is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a malformed PNG image containing a cHRM chunk associated with a certain zero value.

The weakness was released 09/19/2012 by Glenn Randers-Pehrson as APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1 as not defined posting (Website). The advisory is shared at prod.lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3328 since 08/29/2011. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/06/2024). 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 62357 (Apple TV < 5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gain a shell remotely. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120219 (Apple Mac OS X Lion v10.7.4 and Security Update 2012-002 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1)).

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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (70021), Tenable (62357), SecurityFocus (BID 49744†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35386†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4791, VDB-5798, VDB-5799 and VDB-5800. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Uninitialized resource
CWE: CWE-908
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 62357
Nessus Name: Apple TV < 5.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802392
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (2012-001)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iOS 6.0
Alternative: Google Android

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08/29/2011 🔍
09/22/2011 +24 days 🔍
01/17/2012 +117 days 🔍
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06/19/2012 +154 days 🔍
09/19/2012 +92 days 🔍
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09/21/2012 +1 days 🔍
08/06/2024 +4337 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-1
Researcher: Glenn Randers-Pehrson
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3328 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3328
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6341
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X-Force: 70021
SecurityFocus: 49744 - libpng Malformed cHRM Divide-By-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 35386 - libpng 1.5.4 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability via a Crafted PNG Image, Low

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

Created: 09/21/2012 13:45
Updated: 08/06/2024 11:19
Changes: 09/21/2012 13:45 (73), 04/13/2017 21:00 (9), 04/13/2021 09:36 (2), 08/06/2024 11:19 (16)
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