22335 : Apple QuickTime JPEG Processing data Field Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date Exploit Publish Date
2006-01-11 2006-01-16

Keywords

EEYEB-20051220

Description

An overflow exists in QuickTime. QuickTime fails to validate certain boundaries within JPEG files, resulting in a stack or heap overflow. With a specially crafted file, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Commercial
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.0.4 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.
Watch-list
QuickTime
Watch-list
7.0.3

References

Tools & Filters

3364

Credit

  • Dennis Rand - advisorycirt.dk - Danish Computer Incident Response Team
  • Fang Xing - advisorieseeye.com - eEye Digital Security
  • Varun Uppal - Kanbay

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-01-11 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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