8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-4631
Apple ImageIO TIFF File Parsing Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

ImageIO in Apple iOS before 9.3.3, OS X before 10.11.6, tvOS before 9.2.2, and watchOS before 2.2.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted TIFF file.

INFO

Published Date :

July 22, 2016, 2:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 25, 2019, 4:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4631 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4631 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4631.

URL Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html Mailing List Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91834 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036344 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0171/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206903 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206904 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT206905 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Example Cybersecurity work by Matthew Sutton

Updated: 6 months, 4 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 30, 2017, 10:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Disables ImageIO TIFF support to protect against CVE-2016-4631

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Updated: 6 years, 2 months ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : July 20, 2016, 6:47 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4631 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4631 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91834 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91834 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036344 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036344 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.3.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.11.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 9.2.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.3.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.11.6 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.2.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2.2
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Mar. 08, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.2.1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.2.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036344 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91834 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:apple_tv:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:9.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00001.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00003.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206905 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206905 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206903 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206903 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0171/ No Types Assigned http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0171/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jul/msg00002.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206904 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206904 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT206902 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT206902 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.06 }} 0.02%

score

0.84432

percentile

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