Apple QuickTime Animation codec content buffer overflow
| quicktime-animation-codec-bo (41612) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple QuickTime is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the Animation codec content handling. By persuading a victim to open a malicious move file using run length encoding, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- 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, QuickTime 7.4
- Apple, QuickTime 7.4.1
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Apple QuickTime (7.4.5 or later), available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple Web site, About the security content of QuickTime 7.4.5 at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1241.
- ZDI-08-018, Apple QuickTime Run Length Encoding Heap Overflow Vulnerability at http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-018/.
- BID-28583: Apple QuickTime Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1021: Heap-based buffer overflow in Animation codec content handling in Apple QuickTime before 7.4.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie with run length encoding.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1078: Apple QuickTime Multiple File Handling Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- SA29650: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019765: QuickTime Buffer Overflow in Processing Animation Codec Content Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Reported:
Apr 02, 2008
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