Apple QuickTime up to 7.5.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-0001. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RTSP URL.

The bug was discovered 01/21/2009. The weakness was disclosed 01/21/2009 by Attila Suszter (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0001 since 12/15/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35437 (QuickTime < 7.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116148 (Apple QuickTime 7.6 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 7.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48154), Tenable (35437), SecurityFocus (BID 33385†), OSVDB (51524†) and Secunia (SA33632†). The entries VDB-46003, VDB-46002, VDB-46001 and VDB-46000 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • IBM DB2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • IBM SPSS
  • EMC Avamar
  • Hitachi Ops Center

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35437
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 900074
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities - Jan09 (Win)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.5.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Attila Suszter
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0001 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45997

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X-Force: 48154
SecurityFocus: 33385 - Apple QuickTime RTSP URL Remote Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 33632
OSVDB: 51524 - CVE-2009-0001 - Apple - QuickTime - Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20627 - Apple QuickTimer 7.0 - 7.5.5 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Remote DoS or Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0212
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-0770 - IBM DB2: Mehrere Schwachstellen

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 01/11/2026 12:26
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/26/2019 09:15 (3), 01/11/2026 12:26 (24)
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