Apple QuickTime Java applet code execution
| quicktime-java-applet-code-execution (35359) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple QuickTime could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a design error in QuickTime for Java. By persuading a victim to visit a specially-crafted Web site containing a malicious Java applet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability and bypass security restrictions to read or write process memory and 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 attachment or hosting it on a Web site.
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
- Apple, QuickTime 7.1.4
- Apple, QuickTime 7.1.5
- Apple, QuickTime 7.1.6
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple QuickTime (7.2 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple QuickTime Web site, Apple - QuickTime at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/win.html.
- Apple Web site, About the security content of QuickTime 7.2 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305947.
- BID-24873: Apple QuickTime Information Disclosure and Multiple Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2393: The design of QuickTime for Java in Apple Quicktime before 7.2 allows remote attackers to bypass certain security controls and write to process memory via Java applets, possibly leading to arbitrary code execution.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-2510: Apple QuickTime Multiple Media File Processing Command Execution Vulnerabilities
- SA26034: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018373: QuickTime Memory Corruption Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Reported:
Jul 11, 2007
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