Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 RTSP URL src memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime 7.1.3. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component RTSP URL Handler. Such manipulation of the argument src leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-0015. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component RTSP URL Handler. The manipulation of the argument src 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long rtsp:// URI.

The bug was discovered 01/01/2007. The weakness was disclosed 01/02/2007 by LMH with Month of Apple Bugs (Website). The advisory is shared for download at projects.info-pull.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-0015 since 01/01/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby and been published before and not just after the advisory. The exploit is available at projects.info-pull.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24234 (Mac OS X Security Update 2007-001), 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 115488 (Apple QuickTime RTSP URI Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Security Update 2007-001)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at landonf.bikemonkey.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 9823. In this case the pattern rtsp|3A|// is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4961.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31203), Exploit-DB (3064), Tenable (24234), SecurityFocus (BID 21829†) and OSVDB (31023†). eweek.com is providing further details. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 24234
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Security Update 2007-001
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Saint ID: exploit_info/quicktime_rtsp_src
Saint Name: QuickTime rtsp src URL buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: apple_quicktime_rtsp.rb
MetaSploit Name: Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 RTSP URI Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: landonf.bikemonkey.org

Snort ID: 9823
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT QuickTime RTSP URI overflow attempt
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Suricata ID: 2003326
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: projects.info-pull.com
Researcher: LMH
Organization: Month of Apple Bugs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0015 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2792
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X-Force: 31203 - Apple Quicktime RTSP URL buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 21829 - Apple QuickTime RTSP URI Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 23540 - Apple Quicktime RTSP URL Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 31023 - Apple QuickTime RTSP URL Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017461
Vulnerability Center: 13743 - Apple QuickTime Buffer Overflow via RTSP URI with a Long src Argument, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0001

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/03/2007 09:55
Updated: 06/14/2025 19:18
Changes: 01/03/2007 09:55 (122), 07/13/2019 09:24 (3), 08/15/2024 16:14 (19), 12/21/2024 20:38 (3), 06/14/2025 19:18 (3)
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