Apple QuickTime Macintosh Resources code execution
| quicktime-macintosh-code-execution (39696) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple QuickTime could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unspecified memory corruption vulnerability. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted movie file containing an embedded Macintosh Resource record with an overly large length value in the resource header, a remote attacker could corrupt memory 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 by 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 7.0
- 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
- Apple, QuickTime 7.2
- Apple, QuickTime 7.3
- Apple, QuickTime 7.3.1
- Apple, QuickTime 7.3.1.70
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
- Microsoft, Windows XP SP2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple QuickTime (7.4 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 7.4 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307301.
- iDefense PUBLIC ADVISORY: 01.15.08, Apple QuickTime Macintosh Resource Processing Heap Corruption Vulnerability at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=642.
- BID-27301: Apple QuickTime 'Macintosh Resource' Records Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-0032: Apple QuickTime before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a movie file containing a Macintosh Resource record with a modified length value in the resource header, which triggers heap corruption.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0148: Apple QuickTime Multiple File Processing Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- SA28502: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019221: QuickTime Movie and PICT File Processing Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Reported:
Jan 15, 2008
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