Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Header Content-Type Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
BID:26549
Info
Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Header Content-Type Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 26549 |
| Class: | Boundary Condition Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2007-6166 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Nov 23 2007 12:00AM |
| Updated: | May 12 2015 07:49PM |
| Credit: | Krystian Kloskowski (h07) <[email protected]> is credited with the discovery of this issue. |
| Vulnerable: |
LINDEN RESEARCH, INC. Second Life Viewer 1.18.5 .3 LINDEN RESEARCH, INC. Second Life Viewer 0 Gentoo media-libs/win32codecs 20071007-r2 Gentoo Linux Apple QuickTime Player 7.3 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Apple QuickTime Player 7.3.1 |
Discussion
Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Header Content-Type Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Apple QuickTime is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized stack-based memory buffer.
This issue occurs when handling specially crafted RTSP Response headers.
Attackers can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the user running the affected application. Successful exploits will compromise the application and possibly the underlying computer. Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.
QuickTime 7.3 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.
UPDATE (December 4, 2007): Attackers are exploiting this issue through the Second Life Viewer to steal Linden dollars from unsuspecting victims.
Apple QuickTime is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the application fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized stack-based memory buffer.
This issue occurs when handling specially crafted RTSP Response headers.
Attackers can leverage this issue to execute arbitrary machine code in the context of the user running the affected application. Successful exploits will compromise the application and possibly the underlying computer. Failed attacks will likely cause denial-of-service conditions.
QuickTime 7.3 is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected.
UPDATE (December 4, 2007): Attackers are exploiting this issue through the Second Life Viewer to steal Linden dollars from unsuspecting victims.
Exploit / POC
Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Header Content-Type Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
UPDATE: Further investigation indicates that this issue is being exploited in the wild.
UPDATE (December 4, 2007): Attackers are exploiting this issue through the Second Life Viewer to steal Linden dollars from unsuspecting victims.
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to connect to a malicious RTSP server.
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 exploit code is available:
UPDATE: Further investigation indicates that this issue is being exploited in the wild.
UPDATE (December 4, 2007): Attackers are exploiting this issue through the Second Life Viewer to steal Linden dollars from unsuspecting victims.
To exploit this issue, an attacker must entice an unsuspecting user to connect to a malicious RTSP server.
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 exploit code is available:
- /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/26549-uni.py
- /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/26549.py
- /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/26549-uni2.py
- /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/26549-qt_public.tar.gz
- /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/qtimertsp_redux.rb
- /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/26549.c
- /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/26549.pl
- /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/26549-8.pl
Solution / Fix
Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Header Content-Type Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Solution:
The vendor has released QuickTime 7.3.1 to address this issue.
Apple QuickTime Player 7.3
Solution:
The vendor has released QuickTime 7.3.1 to address this issue.
Apple QuickTime Player 7.3
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Apple QuickTime 7.3.1 for Leopard
http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16530&cat= 1&platform=osx&method=sa/ -
Apple QuickTime 7.3.1 for Panther
http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16528&cat= 1&platform=osx&method=sa/ -
Apple QuickTime 7.3.1 for Tiger
http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16529&cat= 1&platform=osx&method=sa/ -
Apple QuickTime 7.3.1 for Windows
http://wsidecar.apple.com/cgi-bin/nph-reg3rdpty2.pl/product=16531&cat= 1&platform=osx&method=sa/
References
Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Header Content-Type Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Apple QuickTime Homepage (Apple)
- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 240797 (Microsoft)
- Second Life Viewer Susceptible to Quicktime Security Flaw (phoenixlinden)
- About the security content of QuickTime 7.3.1 (Apple)
- Vulnerability Note VU#659761 Apple QuickTime RTSP Content-Type header stack buff (US-CERT)