PT-2017-1298 · Apple · Imageio+1

Juwei Lin + 1 · Published 2017-02-20 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2016-4671

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.12.1

Description The issue involves the ImageIO component and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. This is due to an out-of-bounds write and application crash. The exploitation of this issue can lead to the execution of arbitrary code or a denial of service.

Recommendations For macOS versions prior to 10.12.1, update to version 10.12.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of the ImageIO component when handling PDF files from untrusted sources until a patch is applied.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

BDU:2017-00420

CVE-2016-4671

Affected Products

Imageio

Apple Macos

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4671 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2017-00420 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-4671 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1037086 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93852 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT207275 · Note