Apple QuickTime up to 7.1.4 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime up to 7.1.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-0715. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple QuickTime up to 7.1.4 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1.5 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted PICT file.

The bug was discovered 03/05/2007. The weakness was published 03/05/2007 by Piotr Bania (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is available at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0715 since 02/05/2007. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24762 (Quicktime < 7.1.5 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 115523 (Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2007-03-05)).

Upgrading to version 7.1.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (32821), Tenable (24762), SecurityFocus (BID 22827†), OSVDB (33901†) and Secunia (SA24359†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2561, VDB-2972, VDB-34241 and VDB-35413. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 24762
Nessus Name: Quicktime < 7.1.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.1.5
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Piotr Bania (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-35410
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X-Force: 32821
SecurityFocus: 22827 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Unspecified Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24359 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 33901 - Apple QuickTime Crafted PICT File Unspecified Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1017725
Vulnerability Center: 14573 - Apple QuickTime <7.1.5 Buffer Overflow via Crafted PICT File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-0825

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 11/25/2024 21:08
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (87), 07/16/2019 12:36 (2), 11/25/2024 21:08 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:2E9:103

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