Apple QuickTime 7.4.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple QuickTime 7.4.4. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-1022. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple QuickTime 7.4.4 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation 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. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted VR movie with an obji atom of zero size.

The bug was discovered 04/02/2008. The weakness was presented 04/04/2008 by Ruben Santamarta (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1022 since 02/26/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31736 (QuickTime < 7.4.5 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 115775 (Apple QuickTime Multiple File Handling Code Execution Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 7.4.4 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 5931.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41613), Tenable (31736), SecurityFocus (BID 28583†), OSVDB (44003†) and Secunia (SA29650†). See VDB-3655, VDB-3658, VDB-3665 and VDB-3660 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 31736
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.4.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.4.4
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Ruben Santamarta
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1022 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1022
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41843
X-Force: 41613
SecurityFocus: 28583 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29650
OSVDB: 44003 - CVE-2008-1022 - Apple - QuickTime - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019766
Vulnerability Center: 18127 - Apple QuickTime Buffer Overflow via Obji Atom in Crafted VR Movie, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1078

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 06/01/2025 07:48
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (73), 08/08/2019 10:07 (12), 06/01/2025 07:48 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:EFC:103

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