Apple ImageIO Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Allowing Memory Corruption

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been identified in the ImageIO component of various Apple operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS, all through version 26.5. This vulnerability allows for process memory corruption when a maliciously crafted image is processed.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability leads to memory corruption, which can commonly be exploited to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition by crashing the application.