28773 : Apple QuickTime H.264 Movie Handling Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-09-12

Description

A local overflow exists in Quicktime. The program fails to validate H.264 movie files resulting in an integer or buffer overflow. With a specially crafted file, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 7.1.3 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
7.1.2

References

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Credit

  • Mike Price - Foundstone
  • Piotr Bania - ania.piotrgmail.com -
  • Sowhat - sowhatsecway.org -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-09-14 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_0 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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