Apple QuickTime up to 7.1.4 numeric error

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple QuickTime (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1.5 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted QuickTime movie with a User Data Atom (UDTA) with an Atom size field with a large value.

The bug was discovered 03/05/2007. The weakness was shared 02/19/2007 by Sowhat with Nevis Labs (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0714 since 02/05/2007. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24762 (Quicktime < 7.1.5 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 115523 (Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2007-03-05)).

Upgrading to version 7.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12443.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32819), Tenable (24762), SecurityFocus (BID 22844†), OSVDB (33902†) and Secunia (SA24359†). The entries VDB-2561, VDB-2972, VDB-34241 and VDB-35413 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 24762
Nessus Name: Quicktime < 7.1.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.1.5
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Sowhat
Organization: Nevis Labs
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CVE: CVE-2007-0714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35409
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X-Force: 32819
SecurityFocus: 22844 - Apple Quicktime UDTA ATOM Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 24359 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 33902 - Apple QuickTime Movie User Data Atom (UDTA) Field Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017725
Vulnerability Center: 14571 - Apple QuickTime <7.1.5 Integer Overflow via UDTA Atoms, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0825

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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16 PM
Updated: 01/25/2025 05:30 PM
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 PM (93), 07/16/2019 12:25 PM (1), 01/25/2025 05:30 PM (17)
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