Apple QuickTime Color Table ID Heap Overflow Vulnerability

BID:22839

Info

Apple QuickTime Color Table ID Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 22839
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2007-0718
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 06 2007 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 06 2007 12:00AM
Credit: Ruben Santamarta of Reversemode Labs is credited with the discovery of this issue.
Vulnerable: Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.3
Not Vulnerable: Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.5

Discussion

Apple QuickTime Color Table ID Heap Overflow Vulnerability

QuickTime is prone to a heap-overflow vulnerability because it fails to perform adequate bounds checking on user-supplied data.

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to corrupt heap memory and execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Failed exploit attempts will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.

QuickTime 7.1.3 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

This issue was previously discussed in BID 22827 (Apple QuickTime Multiple Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerabilities), but has been assigned its own record because of new information.

Exploit / POC

Apple QuickTime Color Table ID Heap Overflow Vulnerability

To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice a victim to open a maliciously crafted file.

Currently we are not aware of any exploits for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

Solution / Fix

Apple QuickTime Color Table ID Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple has released advisory APPLE-SA-2007-03-05 and QuickTime 7.1.5 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.

References

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