Apple QuickTime up to 7.5.4 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime up to 7.5.4 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MIME type.

The weakness was released 11/09/2012 by Alexander Gavrun (CHkr_D591) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-3753 since 06/19/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/19/2021).

It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62890 (QuickTime < 7.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120058 (Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-11-07-1)).

Upgrading to version 7.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12744.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79900), Tenable (62890), SecurityFocus (BID 56438†), Secunia (SA51226†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-37131†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-6899, VDB-6900, VDB-6901 and VDB-6902. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 62890
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 803047
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov12 (Windows)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/quicktime_plugin_mime_type
Saint Name: QuickTime plugin MIME type buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: apple_quicktime_mime_type.rb
MetaSploit Name: Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 MIME Type Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.5.5
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03/20/2012 🔍
06/19/2012 +91 days 🔍
11/07/2012 +141 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: 118421
Researcher: Alexander Gavrun (CHkr_D591)
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-3753 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79900
SecurityFocus: 56438 - Apple QuickTime Prior To 7.7.3 Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51226 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
Vulnerability Center: 37131 - Apple QuickTime <7.7.3 Plugin Allows Remote Code Execution \\ DoS via a Crafted MIME Type, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM
Updated: 12/19/2021 06:29 PM
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 PM (78), 04/20/2017 10:10 PM (10), 12/19/2021 06:22 PM (2), 12/19/2021 06:29 PM (2)
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