Apple QuickTime 7.2 Sample Table Sample Descriptor memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime 7.2. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Sample Table. The manipulation as part of Sample Descriptor leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3750. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime 7.2 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Sample Table. The manipulation as part of a Sample Descriptor 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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Sample Table Sample Descriptor (STSD) atoms in a movie file.

The bug was discovered 11/05/2007. The weakness was disclosed 11/06/2007 by Tobias Klein with trapkit.de (Website). The advisory is shared at docs.info.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3750 since 07/12/2007. 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. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 27625 (QuickTime < 7.3 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 115656 (Apple QuickTime 7.3 Not Installed).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at docs.info.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 12746. In this case the pattern stsd is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9104.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38268), Tenable (27625), SecurityFocus (BID 26341†), OSVDB (38549†) and Secunia (SA27523†). The entries VDB-3436, VDB-3442, VDB-3439 and VDB-3438 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: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 27625
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: docs.info.apple.com

Snort ID: 12746
Snort Message: EXPLOIT Apple QuickTime STSD atom overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: Tobias Klein
Organization: trapkit.de
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3750 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3750
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3437
X-Force: 38268 - Apple QuickTime Sample Table Sample Descriptor (STSD) atoms buffer overfow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 26341 - Apple QuickTime STSD Atom Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 27523
OSVDB: 38549 - Apple QuickTime Movie File Sample Table Sample Descriptor (STSD) Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1018894
Vulnerability Center: 16737 - Apple QuickTime < 7.3 Remote Code Execution via Crafted STSD Atoms in a Movie File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3723

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2007 13:49
Updated: 07/29/2019 16:48
Changes: 12/03/2007 13:49 (103), 07/29/2019 16:48 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:A6A:103

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