Apple QuickTime 7.0.3/7.0.4 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple QuickTime 7.0.3/7.0.4. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1458. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple QuickTime 7.0.3/7.0.4 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPEG image.

The bug was discovered 05/11/2006. The weakness was disclosed 05/12/2006 by eEye Digital Security (TippingPoint) with eEye Digital Security as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1458 since 03/28/2006. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 21554 (Quicktime < 7.1 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.

Upgrading to version 7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 10119.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26391), Tenable (21554), SecurityFocus (BID 17953†), OSVDB (25508†) and Secunia (SA20069†). The entries VDB-2230, VDB-2232, VDB-2228 and VDB-2227 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21554
Nessus Name: Quicktime < 7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.1
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03/28/2006 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: eEye Digital Security (TippingPoint)
Organization: eEye Digital Security
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30197
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X-Force: 26391
SecurityFocus: 17953 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Integer and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 20069
OSVDB: 25508 - CVE-2006-1458 - Apple - QuickTime - Integer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016067
Vulnerability Center: 11634 - Apple QuickTime Player Integer Overflow via JPEG Image, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-1778

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 11/24/2024 06:51
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (72), 06/19/2019 10:13 (11), 11/24/2024 06:51 (17)
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