Apple QuickTime 7.3.1.70/7.4 RTSP Reply Reason Phrase memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple QuickTime 7.3.1.70/7.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component RTSP Handler. Executing a manipulation as part of Reply Reason Phrase can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-0234. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to disable the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple QuickTime 7.3.1.70/7.4 (Multimedia Player Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component RTSP Handler. The manipulation as part of a Reply Reason Phrase 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.

The bug was discovered 01/10/2008. The weakness was released 01/11/2008 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared for download at aluigi.altervista.org. The public release happened without coordination with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-0234 since 01/10/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 30203 (QuickTime < 7.4.1 RTSP Response Long Reason-Phrase Arbitrary Remote Code Execution (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 115687 (Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Message Reason-Phrase Buffer Overflow).

Upgrading to version 7.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 13516. In this case the pattern HTTP/1.1 404 is used for detection. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5876.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (39601), Exploit-DB (4906), Tenable (30203), SecurityFocus (BID 27225†) and OSVDB (40382†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 30203
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.4.1 RTSP Response Long Reason-Phrase Arbitrary Remote Code Execution (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 90012
OpenVAS Name: Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.4.1

Snort ID: 13516
Snort Message: WEB-CLIENT Quicktime HTTP error response buffer overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: aluigi.altervista.org
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0234 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0234
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3556
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X-Force: 39601 - Apple QuickTime RTSP responses buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 27225 - Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Reason-Phrase Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 28423
OSVDB: 40382 - Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Long Reason-Phrase Arbitrary Remote Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1019178
Vulnerability Center: 17368 - Apple QuickTime Player 7.3.1.70 Remote Code Execution via Error Message Response to rtsp:// Request, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0107

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

Entryinfo

Created: 01/21/2008 15:07
Updated: 06/01/2025 18:01
Changes: 01/21/2008 15:07 (106), 08/03/2019 16:36 (6), 10/14/2024 07:52 (22), 01/12/2025 02:28 (1), 06/01/2025 18:01 (2)
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