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TITLE:
Apple iPod touch / iPhone TIFF Image Processing Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27213

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27213/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Apple iPhone 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/15128/
Apple iPod touch 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/16074/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Apple iPod touch and Apple
iPhone, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable device.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of TIFF
images and can potentially be exploited to execute arbitrary code when
a specially crafted TIFF image is viewed, e.g. in the Safari web
browser.

The vulnerability is reported in iPod touch version 1.1.1 and iPhone
version 1.1.1. Other versions may also be affected.

This may be related to:
SA21304

SOLUTION:
Do not browse untrusted web sites and do not open untrusted TIFF
images.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Niacin

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.toc2rta.com/?q=node/22

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA21304:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21304/

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