CVE-2008-1585 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2008-1585
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Description: Apple QuickTime before 7.5 uses the url.dll!FileProtocolHandler handler for unrecognized URIs in qt:next attributes within SMIL text in video files, which sends these URIs to explorer.exe and thereby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, as originally demonstrated by crafted file: URLs.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42948 ST 1020217 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA29293 Secunia Advisory: SA31034 MISC http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-038/ CONFIRM http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1991 CERT-VN 132419 CERT http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162C.html BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493248/100/0/threaded BID 29619 29650 APPLE http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00000.html http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Jun/msg00000.html

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