Title: Apple QuickTime Missing Movie Attribute Crafted .mov DoS
Info
Disclosure
Nov 03, 2005
Discovery
Unknown
Dates
Exploit
Unknown
Solution
Unknown
Description
Quicktime contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a missing attribute is not flagged as an error, which can cause a null pointer to be dereferenced, and will result in loss of availability for the application.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service,
Input Manipulation
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Exploit:
Exploit Unknown
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified
Solution
Upgrade to version 7.0.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.