Apple Quicktime RTSP URL buffer overflow
| quicktime-rtsp-url-bo (31203) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Quicktime is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking of RTSP URLs. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted QTL file or visit a malicious Web page containing an overly long RTSP URL, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
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
- Apple, QuickTime 7.1
- Apple, QuickTime 7.1.1
- Apple, QuickTime 7.1.2
- Apple, QuickTime 7.1.3
Remedy:
Refer to Apple Security Update 2007-001 for upgrade information. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple QuickTime Web site, Apple - Quicktime at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/.
- Apple Security Update 2007-001, About Security Update 2007-001 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304989.
- MOAB-01-01-2007, Apple Quicktime rtsp URL Handler Stack-based Buffer Overflow at http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-01-01-2007.html.
- BID-21829: Apple QuickTime RTSP URI Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0015: Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long rtsp:// URI.
- OSVDB ID: 31023: Apple QuickTime RTSP URL Handling Overflow
- SA23540: Apple Quicktime RTSP URL Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1017461: Apple QuickTime rtsp:// URL Handler Stack Overflow Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#442497: Apple QuickTime RTSP buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0001: Apple QuickTime Player rtsp URI Handling Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Reported:
Jan 01, 2007
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