Apple QuickTime QTVR (QuickTime Virtual Reality) movie file buffer overflow
| quicktime-qtvr-bo (38282) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple QuickTime is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when handling malformed Panorama Sample atoms. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted QTVR movie file containing a Panorama Sample atom, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and cause the victim's QuickTime application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the victim's system with the privileges of the victim. 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, Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.9
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.5
- Apple, QuickTime 7.2
- Apple, QuickTime VR extension 7.2.0.240
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple QuickTime (7.3 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- 48Bits Advisory, QuickTime Panorama Sample Atom Heap Overflow at http://www.48bits.com/advisories/qt_pdat_heapbof.pdf.
- Apple QuickTime Web site, Apple - QuickTime at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/win.html.
- Apple Web site, About the security content of QuickTime 7.3 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306896.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Nov 10 2007 - 07:41:32 CST, [48Bits Advisory] QuickTime Panorama Sample Atom Heap Overflow at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0140.html.
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 11.05.07, Apple QuickTime Panorama Sample Atom Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=620.
- BID-26342: Apple QuickTime Panorama Sample Atoms Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4675: Heap-based buffer overflow in the QuickTime VR extension 7.2.0.240 in QuickTime.qts in Apple QuickTime before 7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a QTVR (QuickTime Virtual Reality) movie file containing a large size field in the atom header of a panorama sample atom.
- OSVDB ID: 38545: Apple QuickTime VR Extension QTVR Movie Handling Overflow
- SA27523: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018894: QuickTime Movie/PICT/QTVR/Java Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3723: Apple QuickTime Multiple File Processing Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 05, 2007
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