Apple QuickTime PictureViewer JPEG/PICT File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:16212

Info

Apple QuickTime PictureViewer JPEG/PICT File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 16212
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2005-2340
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 11 2006 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 15 2007 12:35AM
Credit: Dennis Rand of CIRT.DK is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.4
Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.3
Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.2
Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.1
Apple QuickTime Player 7.0
Apple QuickTime Player 6.5.2
Apple QuickTime Player 6.4
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.2
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.2
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.1
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.0
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows 95 SR2
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Apple QuickTime PictureViewer JPEG/PICT File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Apple QuickTime is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to do proper bounds checking on user-supplied data before copying it to finite-sized process buffers.

An attacker may be able to exploit this issue to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the affected application, but this has not been confirmed. Unsuccessful exploit attempts will most likely crash the application.

This issue affects QuickTime 6.5.2 and 7.0.3; other versions may also be vulnerable. QuickTime 7.0.4 may also be vulnerable, but this has not been confirmed.

This issue may have previously been discussed in BID 16202 (Apple QuickTime Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities).

Exploit / POC

Apple QuickTime PictureViewer JPEG/PICT File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

UPDATE: Core Security Technologies has developed a working commercial exploit for its CORE IMPACT product. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

The following proof of concept is available:

Solution / Fix

Apple QuickTime PictureViewer JPEG/PICT File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple has released advisory APPLE-SA-2006-01-10 including QuickTime 7.0.4 to address several overflow vulnerabilities. Reports indicate that the available update also addresses this issue, but may not be a correct or complete fix. Please see the referenced 'QUICKTIME vuln: Apple pulls a Microsoft stunt' for more information. Users are also advised to contact the vendor for details.

References

Apple QuickTime PictureViewer JPEG/PICT File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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