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Apple QuickTime "qtnext" Input Validation Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22048
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Release Date:
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2006-09-21
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Last Update:
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2007-10-04
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Popularity:
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17,921 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Apple QuickTime 7.x
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Description:
pdp has discovered a vulnerability in Apple QuickTime, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions and to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to missing input validation when processing the "qtnext" attribute in an "embed" tag of a QuickTime Media Link file. This can be exploited e.g. by a malicious web site to open local content in the browser via the "qtnext" attribute of the "embed" tag in a Quicktime Media Link file opened by the QuickTime Plug-In.
NOTE: This can further be exploited to pass arbitrary parameters to the default browser when a specially crafted file is opened with QuickTime or the QuickTime Plug-In and allows e.g. execution of arbitrary code on a user's system when Firefox is set as the default browser. This is caused by Firefox inappropriately allowing execution of arbitrary script code in Chrome context via the "-chrome" parameter. Reportedly, this issue does not affect Mac OS X.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 7.2 with Firefox 2.0.0.6. Other versions may also be affected.
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