Apple QuickTime up to 7.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple QuickTime. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-3625. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.5.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) movie file with crafted (1) maxTilt, (2) minFieldOfView, and (3) maxFieldOfView elements in panorama track PDAT atoms.

The bug was discovered 09/09/2008. The weakness was disclosed 09/10/2008 by Roee Hay (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3625 since 08/12/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 34118 (QuickTime < 7.5.5 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 115937 (Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 7.0.2 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 6169.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44999), Tenable (34118), SecurityFocus (BID 31086†), OSVDB (48030†) and Secunia (SA31821†). The entries VDB-3829, VDB-3830, VDB-3832 and VDB-3827 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 34118
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 900121
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Movie/PICT/QTVR Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.0.2
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Roee Hay (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3625 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3625
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43962

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X-Force: 44999
SecurityFocus: 31086 - Apple QuickTime Movie/PICT/QTVR Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31821
OSVDB: 48030 - CVE-2008-3625 - Apple - QuickTime - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020841
Vulnerability Center: 19440 - Apple QuickTime < 7.5.5 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution via QTVR Movie File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2527

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/16/2019 18:17
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (82), 08/16/2019 18:17 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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