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Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA29293
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Release Date:
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2008-06-10
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Last Update:
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2008-09-10
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Popularity:
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24,930 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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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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Binary Analysis:
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BA362 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-1581
CVE-2008-1582
CVE-2008-1583
CVE-2008-1584
CVE-2008-1585
CVE-2008-2319
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Description:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple QuickTime, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
1) A boundary error when parsing packed scanlines from a PixData structure in a PICT file can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted PICT file.
2) An error in the processing of AAC-encoded media content can be exploited to cause a memory corruption via a specially crafted media file.
3) A boundary error in the processing of PICT files can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted PICT file.
4) A boundary error in the processing of Indeo video codec content can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted movie file with Indeo video codec content.
5) An error in the handling of "file:" URLs can be exploited to e.g. execute arbitrary programs when playing specially crafted QuickTIme content in QuickTime Player.
6) An sign-extension error in the processing of PICT files can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted PICT file.
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Solution:
Update to version 7.5 (via Software Update or Apple Downloads. See vendor's advisory for details).
Provided and/or discovered by:
1) Dyon Balding, Secunia Research
2) Independently discovered by:
* Dave Soldera, NGS Software
* Jens Alfke
3) Liam O Murchu, Symantec
4) An anonymous researcher, reported via ZDI
5) Independently discovered by:
* Vinoo Thomas and Rahul Mohandas, McAfee Avert Labs
* Petko D. (pdp) Petkov, GNUCITIZEN
6) Sergio 'shadown' Alvarez of n.runs AG
Changelog:
2008-06-11: Added links to ZDI and US-CERT.
2008-07-17: Added vulnerability #6 based on updated information from the vendor. Added link to n.runs AG advisory. Updated credits. Added additional CVE reference.
2008-09-10: Added additional link to "Original Advisory" section.
Original Advisory:
Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1991
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-9/
ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-037/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-038/
n.runs AG:
http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_quicktime_arbitrary_code_execution.php
GNUCITIZEN:
http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/details-of-the-quicktime-vulnerability/
Other References:
US-CERT VU#132419:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132419
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