Apple QuickTime Sorenson 3 Video Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:27298

Info

Apple QuickTime Sorenson 3 Video Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27298
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2008-0031
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 15 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 16 2008 12:18AM
Credit: Joe Schottman of Virginia Tech is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: Apple QuickTime Player 7.3.1 .70
Apple QuickTime Player 7.3.1
Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.6
Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.5
Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.4
Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.3
Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.2
Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.1
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 6.5.1
Apple QuickTime Player 6.5
Apple QuickTime Player 6.1
Apple QuickTime Player 7.3
Apple QuickTime Player 7.2
Apple QuickTime Player 7.1
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
 Apple QuickTime Player 6
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.2
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.2
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.2.1
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.2
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.2
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.1
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.1
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.0.4
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.0
- Apple Mac OS 9 9.0
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0
- Apple Mac OS X 10.0
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP2
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services SP1
 - Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Terminal Services
- Microsoft Windows 95 SR2
 - Microsoft Windows 95 SR2
 - Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 95
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows 98SE
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows ME
- Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Enterprise Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
 - 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 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6a
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP6
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP5
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP4
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP3
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP2
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 SP1
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
 - Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
Not Vulnerable: Apple QuickTime Player 7.4

Discussion

Apple QuickTime Sorenson 3 Video Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Apple QuickTime is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

Successfully exploiting this issue will allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely crash the application.

This issue affects versions prior to QuickTime 7.4 running on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.4.9 or later
Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista

Exploit / POC

Apple QuickTime Sorenson 3 Video Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Apple QuickTime Sorenson 3 Video Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Apple released updates and an advisory to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Apple QuickTime Player 7.1

Apple QuickTime Player 7.3

Apple QuickTime Player 6.4

Apple QuickTime Player 6

Apple QuickTime Player 7.2

Apple QuickTime Player 6.1

Apple QuickTime Player 6.5

Apple QuickTime Player 6.5.1

Apple QuickTime Player 6.5.2

Apple QuickTime Player 7.0

Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.1

Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.2

Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.3

Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.4

Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.1

Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.2

Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.3

Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.4

Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.5

Apple QuickTime Player 7.1.6

Apple QuickTime Player 7.3.1 .70

Apple QuickTime Player 7.3.1

References

Apple QuickTime Sorenson 3 Video Files Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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