CVE-2008-1573

N/A Unknown

Published: June 02, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

The BMP and GIF image decoding engine in ImageIO in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) via a crafted (1) BMP or (2) GIF image, which causes an out-of-bounds read.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//May/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/30430

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/30775

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://securitytracker.com/id?1020144

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29412

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29513

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-150A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1697

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1882/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42721

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jun/msg00001.html