Apple QuickTime color table atom buffer overflow
| quicktime-colortable-atom-bo (38283) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple QuickTime is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when parsing the malformed color table atom. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted QuickTime movie file containing an invalid color table 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
- 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:
- 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.
- ZDI-07-065, Apple QuickTime Color Table RGB Parsing Heap Corruption Vulnerability at http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-065.html.
- BID-26338: Apple QuickTime Color Table Atom Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4677: Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an invalid color table size when parsing the color table atom (CTAB) in a movie file, related to the CTAB RGB values.
- OSVDB ID: 38544: Apple QuickTime Movie File CTAB Handling Overflow
- SA27523: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018894: QuickTime Movie/PICT/QTVR/Java Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#445083: Apple QuickTime heap buffer overflow vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3723: Apple QuickTime Multiple File Processing Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Nov 05, 2007
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