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zdiMickey Jin & Qi Sun of Trend Micro Mobile Security Research TeamZDI-21-146
HistoryFeb 04, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.

Apple macOS ImageIO PICT File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

2021-02-0400:00:00
Mickey Jin & Qi Sun of Trend Micro Mobile Security Research Team
www.zerodayinitiative.com
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apple macos
imageio
pict file
out-of-bounds write
remote code execution
vulnerability
imageio library
pict image
data structure
attack vector
current process

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

45.0%

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Apple macOS. Interaction with the ImageIO library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the ImageIO framework. Crafted data in a PICT image can trigger a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

EPSS

0.001

Percentile

45.0%