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Apple iPod touch / iPhone TIFF Image Processing Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA27213
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Release Date:
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2007-10-12
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Last Update:
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2007-11-13
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Popularity:
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15,983 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| OS: | Apple iPhone
Apple iPod touch
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-3459
CVE-2006-3461
CVE-2006-3462
CVE-2006-3465
CVE-2007-5450
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Apple iPod touch and Apple iPhone, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable device.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of TIFF images and can potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code when a specially crafted TIFF image is viewed, e.g. in the Safari web browser.
This is related to:
SA21304
The vulnerability is reported in iPod touch version 1.1.1 and iPhone version 1.1.1. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Update to version 1.1.2 (downloadable and installable via iTunes).
Provided and/or discovered by:
Niacin
The vendor also credits Tavis Ormandy, Google Security Team.
Changelog:
2007-10-15: Added CVE reference.
2007-11-13: Updated "Solution", "Description", and credits section. Added CVE references.
Original Advisory:
Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306993
http://www.toc2rta.com/?q=node/22
Other References:
SA21304:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21304/
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