Info

Disclosure

Nov 05, 2007

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Nov 05, 2007

Description

A remote overflow exists in Apple QuickTime Player. The media player fails to provide adequate bounds checking on the color table atom contained in a movie resulting in a heap-based overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Patch / RCS
Exploit: Exploit Private
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, 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

Apple Computer, Inc.

QuickTime Player

7.1.6

References

Security Tracker: 1018894
CVE ID: 2007-4677 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 26338
Secunia Advisory ID: 27523
SCIP VulDB ID: 3443
ISS X-Force ID: 38283
Related OSVDB ID: 38545 38546 38547 38548 38549 38550
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-3723
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-11/0074.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00000.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306896
Other Advisory URL: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-065.html
US-CERT Cyber Security Alert: TA07-310A

Credit

Ruben Santamarta - advisoriesreversemode.com -
Mario Ballano Bárcena - mballanogmail.com -

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/38544