Apple iPhone/iPod touch Prior to iOS 4 JPEG File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	41052
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2010-1753
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 21 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 21 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	Ladd Van Tol of Critical Path Software
Vulnerable:	Apple iPod Touch 3.1.3 Apple iPod Touch 3.1.2 Apple iPod Touch 3.1.1 Apple iPod Touch 2.2.1 Apple iPod Touch 2.0.2 Apple iPod Touch 2.0.1 Apple iPod Touch 3.0 Apple iPod Touch 2.2 Apple iPod Touch 2.1 Apple iPod Touch 2.0 Apple iPod Touch 0 Apple iPhone 3.1.3 Apple iPhone 3.1.2 Apple iPhone 3.0.1 Apple iPhone 2.2.1 Apple iPhone 2.0.2 Apple iPhone 2.0.1 Apple iPhone 3.1 Apple iPhone 3.0 Apple iPhone 2.2 Apple iPhone 2.1 Apple iPhone 2.0 Apple iPhone 0
Not Vulnerable:	Apple iOS 4

Apple iPhone/iPod touch Prior to iOS 4 JPEG File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Apple iOS for iPhone and iPod touch is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate boundary checks on user-supplied data.

Attackers may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed attacks will cause denial-of-service conditions.

Versions prior to iOS 4 are vulnerable.

NOTE: This issue was previously covered in BID 41016 (Apple iPhone/iPod touch Prior to iOS 4 Multiple Vulnerabilities) but has been given its own record to better document it.

Apple iPhone/iPod touch Prior to iOS 4 JPEG File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Apple iPhone/iPod touch Prior to iOS 4 JPEG File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory and fixes. Please see the references for details.