PT-2006-2968 · Apple · Imageio+2

Published 2006-04-21 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-1984

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X versions prior to 10.4.6

Description The issue is related to an unspecified vulnerability in the cg TIFFSetField function, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash. This can be achieved by using a crafted TIFF image that triggers a null dereference. The vulnerability affects applications that utilize ImageIO or AppKit.

Recommendations For Mac OS X versions prior to 10.4.6, update to a version newer than 10.4.6 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted TIFF images in applications that use ImageIO or AppKit until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1984

Affected Products

Appkit

Imageio

Macos X

References · 12

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/17634 · Exploit
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19686 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1984 · Security Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html · Patch
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 · Vendor Advisory
• http://security-protocols.com/sp-x29-advisory.php · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17951 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25950 · Note