Advisory Details

December 20th, 2019

Apple macOS AudioToolbox MP4 Parsing Integer Overflow Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-19-1027
ZDI-CAN-8806

CVE ID CVE-2019-8850
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Apple
AFFECTED PRODUCTS macOS
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Apple macOS. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of MP4 files in the AudioToolbox module. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer overflow before reading from memory. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.apple.com/HT210722
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2019-07-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2019-12-20 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2019-12-20 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Anonymous
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