Apple QuickTime up to 7.1.2 H.264 Movie memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple QuickTime up to 7.1.2 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the component H.264 Movie Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted H.264 movie.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2006. The weakness was shared 09/13/2006 by Sowhat, Mike Price and Piotr Bania with McAfee AVERT Labs (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4381 since 08/28/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22335 (Quicktime < 7.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115408 (Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2006-09-12)).

Upgrading 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. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12369.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28928) and Tenable (22335). Further details are available at reversemode.com. The entries 2533, 2530, 2531 and 2532 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 22335
Nessus Name: Quicktime < 7.1.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Sowhat, Mike Price, Piotr Bania
Organization: McAfee AVERT Labs
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CVE: CVE-2006-4381 (🔍)
X-Force: 28928 - Apple QuickTime H.264 integer overflow, High Risk
SecurityTracker: 1016830
Vulnerability Center: 12694 - Apple QuickTime User-Assisted Code Execution via Crafted H.264 Movie, Medium
SecurityFocus: 19976 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Overflow and Exception Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21893 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 28774 - Apple QuickTime H.264 Movie Processing Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-3577

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 09/15/2006 12:05
Updated: 06/25/2019 11:44
Changes: 09/15/2006 12:05 (111), 06/25/2019 11:44 (2)
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