Apple QuickTime PICT buffer overflow

quicktime-pict-bo (39698) The risk level is classified as HighHigh Risk

Description:

Apple QuickTime is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking when handling a malformed PICT image. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted PICT file, 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 by hosting it on a Web site.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 9.3
  Access Vector: Network
  Access Complexity: Medium
  Authentication: None
  Confidentiality Impact: Complete
  Integrity Impact: Complete
  Availability Impact: Complete
 
Temporal Score: 6.9
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Gain Access

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Apple QuickTime (7.4 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.

For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.

References:

  • Apple QuickTime Web site: Apple - QuickTime.
  • Apple Web site: About the security content of Apple TV 2.1.
  • Apple Web site: About the security content of QuickTime 7.4.
  • BID-27300: Apple QuickTime Compressed PICT Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • CVE-2008-0036: Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compressed PICT image, which triggers the overflow during decoding.
  • SA28502: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SA31034: Apple TV Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1019221: QuickTime Movie and PICT File Processing Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-0148: Apple QuickTime Multiple File Processing Code Execution Vulnerabilities
  • VUPEN/ADV-2008-2064: Apple TV Data Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • Apple Apple TV 2.0.0
  • 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

Reported:

Jan 15, 2008

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