Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 ImageIO Image Metadata memory corruption

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Summary
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. The manipulation as part of Image Metadata results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2015-5937. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.11.0 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component ImageIO. The manipulation as part of a Image Metadata leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was released 10/21/2015 with Apple as HT205375 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5937 since 08/06/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:
Multiple memory corruption issues existed in the parsing of image metadata. These issues were addressed through improved metadata validation.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86654 (Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124182 (Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2015-007 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-4)).
Upgrading to version 10.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (86654) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53913†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-77709, VDB-78724, VDB-78725 and VDB-78727. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.
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- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 86654
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.11.1
Timeline
08/06/2015 🔍10/21/2015 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205375
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5937 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5937
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78816
SecurityFocus: 64048
SecurityTracker: 1033929
Vulnerability Center: 53913 - Apple iOS <9.1 Remote Code Execution in ImageIO - CVE-2015-5937, Medium
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 10/22/2015 11:25Updated: 11/20/2024 16:35
Changes: 10/22/2015 11:25 (59), 02/19/2018 09:21 (8), 06/24/2022 15:12 (4), 06/24/2022 15:19 (2), 11/20/2024 16:35 (16)
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