Apple QuickTime H.264 movie integer overflow

quicktime-h264-movie-overflow (28934)

High Risk

Description:

Apple QuickTime is vulnerable to an integer overflow, caused by improper handling of malformed H.264 movie files. By creating a malicious H.264 file and persuading a victim to open the file, a remote attacker could cause the victim's QuickTime application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the victim's system with the privileges of the user. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending the malicious file as an email or attachment or hosting it on a Web site.

Platforms Affected:

• Apple, QuickTime 5.0
• Apple, QuickTime 5.0.1
• Apple, QuickTime 5.0.2
• Apple, QuickTime 6.0
• Apple, QuickTime 6.1
• Apple, QuickTime 6.5
• Apple, QuickTime 6.5.1
• Apple, QuickTime 6.5.2
• 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
• Apple, QuickTime 7.1
• Apple, QuickTime 7.1.1
• Apple, QuickTime 7.1.2
• Gentoo, Linux

Remedy:

Apply the Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Update, available from the Apple Web site. See References.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

• Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Update, About the security content of QuickTime 7.1.3 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304357.
• BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Sep 12 2006 - 14:03:09 CDT , Apple QuickTime Player H.264 Codec Remote Integer Overflow at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-09/0183.html.
• US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-256A, Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-256A at http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-256A.html.
• BID-19976: Apple QuickTime Multiple Overflow and Exception Vulnerabilities
• CVE-2006-4386: Integer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 movie, a different issue than CVE-2006-4381.
• GLSA-200803-08: Win32 binary codecs: Multiple vulnerabilities
• OSVDB ID: 28773: Apple QuickTime H.264 Movie Handling Overflow
• SA21893: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities
• SECTRACK ID: 1016830: QuickTime Overflows in Processing H.264, QuickTime, FLC, FlashPix and SGI Files Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
• US-CERT VU#554252: Apple QuickTime Player H.264 Codec contains an integer overflow
• VUPEN/ADV-2006-3577: Apple QuickTime Media Files Handling Buffer and Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Reported:

Sep 12, 2006

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