[PCWorks] Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities
- From: "Clint Hamilton-PCWorks Admin" <PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "PCWorks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <pcworks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 04:39:26 -0500
TITLE:
Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities
Criticality level: Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Software: Apple QuickTime 7.x
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
http://secunia.com/advisories/45516/
DESCRIPTION:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple QuickTime,
which
can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.
For more information:
http://secunia.com/SA43814/
http://secunia.com/SA45054/
1) An error within the processing of GIF files can be exploited
to
cause a heap-based buffer overflow by tricking a user into
opening a
specially crafted GIF file.
2) Multiple errors within the processing of H.264 files can be
exploited to cause stack-based buffer overflows by tricking a
user
into opening a specially crafted file.
3) An error within the QuickTime ActiveX control when
processing QTL
files can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow
by
tricking a user into visiting a malicious website.
Note: Vulnerabilities #1 through #3 do not affect Mac OS X
versions.
4) An error within the processing of STSC atoms in QuickTime
movie
files can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by
tricking a user into opening specially crafted QuickTime movie
files.
5) An error within the processing of STSS atoms in QuickTime
movie
files can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by
tricking a user into opening specially crafted QuickTime movie
files.
6) An error within the processing of STSZ atoms in QuickTime
movie
files can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by
tricking a user into opening specially crafted QuickTime movie
files.
7) An error within the processing of STTS atoms in QuickTime
movie
files can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by
tricking a user into opening specially crafted QuickTime movie
files.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 7.7.
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4826
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