CVE-2005-4092

Summary

CVECVE-2005-4092
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-08 11:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionMultiple heap-based buffer overflows in QuickTime.qts in Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.3 and iTunes 6.0.1 (3) and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a .mov file with (1) a Movie Resource atom with a large size value, or (2) an stsd atom with a modified Sample Description Table size value, and possibly other vectors involving media files. NOTE: item 1 was originally identified by CVE-2005-4127 for a pre-patch announcement, and item 2 was originally identified by CVE-2005-4128 for a pre-patch announcement.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Itunes 6.0.1 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.0.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.security-protocols.com/modules.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.security-protocols.com Vendor Advisory
About the security content of QuickTime 7.0.4 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apple QuickTime Buffer Overflow in Playing '.mov' Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#921193 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x21-advisory.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security-protocols.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apple QuickTime/iTunes QuickTime.QTS Heap Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x21-advisory.txt af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.security-protocols.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apple QuickTime Unspecified Heap Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Network Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Intrusion Prevention af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.eeye.com
Secunia - Advisories - QuickTime Multiple Image/Media File Handling Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
CXSecurity - IDS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Secunia - Advisories - Apple QuickTime / iTunes Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Network Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Intrusion Prevention af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.eeye.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-011A -- Apple QuickTime Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
SecurityReason - Apple iTunes (QuickTime.qts) Heap Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apple iTunes Buffer Overflow in Playing '.mov' Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.security-protocols.com/modules.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.security-protocols.com
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