CVE-2006-1469
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedStack-based buffer overflow in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.6 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA stack-based buffer overflow exists in Apple's ImageIO framework when processing TIFF image files in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.6. The vulnerability is triggered when ImageIO parses a specially crafted TIFF image, causing stack corruption that can lead to denial of service (application crash) or potentially allow arbitrary code execution.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 10.4= 10.4.1= 10.4.2= 10.4.3= 10.4.4= 10.4.5= 10.4.6= 10.4= 10.4.1= 10.4.2= 10.4.3= 10.4.4= 10.4.5= 10.4.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Mac OS X versionRun 'sw_vers' in Terminal or view System Information > Software VersionAffected if The installed version is 10.4, 10.4.1, 10.4.2, 10.4.3, 10.4.4, 10.4.5, or 10.4.6 (the system falls within the affected 10.4.x range)
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Confirm ImageIO framework is presentCheck for the existence of /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework using Finder or ls in TerminalAffected if The ImageIO framework directory exists on the system (vulnerable code is present)
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Identify applications that process TIFF imagesSearch for apps that open .tiff or .tif files: check default handlers via 'Get Info' on a TIFF file, or review applications like Preview, Safari, QuickTime, or any third-party image viewers installedAffected if Any application capable of rendering TIFF images is installed and could trigger the vulnerable ImageIO code path
The environment is affected if it runs any Mac OS X version from 10.4 through 10.4.6 and has the ImageIO framework present, regardless of whether TIFF-processing applications are actively used
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Mac OS X to a version beyond 10.4.6, which contains the patched ImageIO framework. Additionally, implement controls to prevent users from opening untrusted TIFF images from unknown sources.
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