38548 : Apple QuickTime for Java Unspecified Applet Privilege Escalation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2007-11-05	2007-11-05

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2007-3751" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : Unspecified vulnerability in QuickTime for Java in Apple QuickTime before 7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via untrusted Java applets that gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1018894
CVE ID: 2007-3751 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 26339
Secunia Advisory ID: 27523
CERT VU: 319771
SCIP VulDB ID: 3438
ISS X-Force ID: 38271
Related OSVDB ID: 38544 38545 38546 38547 38549 38550
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-3723
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306896
Mail List Post: http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00000.html
US-CERT Cyber Security Alert: TA07-310A

Tools & Filters

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Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-11-08 | Disagree?

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2007/11/07 18:47:12 | QuickTime At Risk Again

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Running QuickTime may well involve more risk to users than just the risk of seeing bad video content ... presented a problem for QuickTime. CVE-2007-3751 describes what the Apple advisory identifies

2007/11/05 23:05:00 | Quicktime updated - disables access to untrusted Java applets

from: Spyware Sucks

Quicktime updated - disables access to untrusted Java applets Apple has patched 7 flaws in Quicktime, ... applets (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-3751). You can download the latest version of Quicktime here

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