Apple QuickDraw Buffer Overflows in Processing PICT Images Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
|
|
SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1016075
|
|
SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1016075
|
|
CVE Reference: CVE-2006-1453
, CVE-2006-1454
(Links to External Site)
|
Date: May 12 2006
|
Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
|
Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
|
Advisory: Apple Security Advisory
|
Description: A vulnerability was reported in Apple QuickDraw. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create a specially crafted PICT file that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a buffer overflow and execute
arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Specially crafted font information
can trigger a stack overflow. Specially crafted image data can trigger a heap overflow.
Apple credits Mike Price of McAfee AVERT
Labs with reporting this vulnerability.
|
Impact: A remote user can create a file that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
|
Solution: Apple has issued a fix as part of Security Update 2006-003, available via Software Update preferences and at Apple Downloads:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
The Apple security advisory is available at:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303737
|
Vendor URL: docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303737 (Links to External Site)
|
Cause: Boundary error
|
Underlying OS: UNIX (OS X)
|
|
Message History:
None.
|
Source Message Contents
|
|
|
[Original Message Not Available for Viewing]
|
|
