Apple QuickTime PICT buffer overflow
| quicktime-pict-bo (39698) |  High 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.
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
- Apple, TV 2.0
- 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.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. 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 Apple TV 2.1 at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2304.
- Apple Web site, About the security content of QuickTime 7.4 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307301.
- 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.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-0148: Apple QuickTime Multiple File Processing Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-2064: Apple TV Data Processing Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- 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
Reported:
Jan 15, 2008
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