Apple QuickTime JPEG integer overflow
| quicktime-jpeg-overflow (26391) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple QuickTime is vulnerable to an integer overflow, caused by improper handling of malformed JPEG images. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted JPEG image to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system or cause the victim's QuickTime application to crash.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the Apple QuickTime 7.1 Update, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple QuickTime 7.1 Update: About the security content of the QuickTime 7.1 Update .
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-132B: Apple QuickTime Vulnerabilities.
- BID-17953: Apple QuickTime Multiple Integer and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1458: Integer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG image.
- SA20069: QuickTime Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016067: Apple QuickTime Buffer Overflows in Processing JPEG/BMP/FlashPix/PICT Images and QuickTime/AVI/MPEG4/Flash Movies Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#289705: Apple Quicktime JPEG integer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1778: Apple QuickTime Multiple Remote Buffer and Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple QuickTime 7.0
- Apple QuickTime 7.0.1
- Apple QuickTime 7.0.2
- Apple QuickTime 7.0.3
- Apple QuickTime 7.0.4
- Apple QuickTime 7.0.8
Reported:
May 11, 2006
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