Apple QuickTime 'Macintosh Resource' Records Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

BID:27301

Info

Apple QuickTime 'Macintosh Resource' Records Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 27301
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2008-0032
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 15 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 16 2008 12:38AM
Credit: Jun Mao of VeriSign iDefense Labs is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable: 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 7.3
Apple QuickTime Player 7.2
Apple QuickTime Player 7.1
Not Vulnerable: Apple QuickTime Player 7.4

Discussion

Apple QuickTime 'Macintosh Resource' Records Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Apple QuickTime is prone to a memory-corruption vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting user to open a specially crafted movie file.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the application. Failed exploit attempts likely result in denial-of-service conditions.

This issue affects versions prior to Apple QuickTime 7.4 running on Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Mac OS X.

Exploit / POC

Apple QuickTime 'Macintosh Resource' Records Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Apple QuickTime 'Macintosh Resource' Records Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released an update 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 7.2

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

References

Apple QuickTime 'Macintosh Resource' Records Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

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