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A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime 5.x/6.0 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with the input value quicktime://www.example.invalid/[ax400]
leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player 5.x and 6.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long QuickTime URL.
The bug was discovered 01/16/2003. The weakness was shared 03/31/2003 by Joel Soderberg and Christer Oberg with Texonet (Website). The advisory is shared for download at idefense.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2003-0168 since 03/27/2003. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 74 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11506 (QuickTime < 6.1 URL Handling Overflow (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 6.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 1436.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11671) and Tenable (11506).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11506
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 6.1 URL Handling Overflow (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: QuickTime 6.1
Patch: apple.com
Snort ID: 1436
Timeline
01/16/2003 🔍03/27/2003 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Joel Soderberg, Christer Oberg
Organization: Texonet
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0168 (🔍)
X-Force: 11671 - Apple QuickTime Player long URL buffer overflow, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 1483 - Apple QuickTime Player Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium
SecuriTeam: securiteam.com
SecurityFocus: 7247 - Apple QuickTime Player Custom URL Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10561 - Apple QuickTime Player for Windows URL Handling Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/31/2003 02:00Updated: 03/08/2021 08:03
Changes: 03/31/2003 02:00 (64), 01/11/2019 11:51 (27), 03/08/2021 07:57 (3), 03/08/2021 08:03 (1)
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