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A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime up to 7.7.8 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Movie File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Apple QuickTime before 7.7.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted movie file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7085, CVE-2015-7086, CVE-2015-7087, CVE-2015-7088, CVE-2015-7089, CVE-2015-7090, CVE-2015-7092, and CVE-2015-7117.
The weakness was published 01/09/2016 by Pedro Ribeiro with Agile Information Security as HT205638 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7091 since 09/16/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87848 (Apple QuickTime < 7.7.9 Multiple RCE (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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 124436 (Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.7.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2016-01-07-1)).
Upgrading to version 7.7.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87848). Similar entries are available at 80119, 80120, 80121 and 80122.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 87848
Nessus Name: Apple QuickTime < 7.7.9 Multiple RCE (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 801680
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities Jan16 (Windows)
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.7.9
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Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT205638
Researcher: Pedro Ribeiro
Organization: Agile Information Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7091 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034610
Vulnerability Center: 55548 - Apple QuickTime <7.7.9 Remote Code Execution or Dos due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-7091, Medium
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Entry
Created: 01/10/2016 20:11Updated: 07/02/2022 15:37
Changes: 01/10/2016 20:11 (75), 06/26/2018 08:58 (9), 07/02/2022 15:37 (3)
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