Apple QuickTime up to 7.5.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple QuickTime. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-0003. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple QuickTime (Multimedia Player Software). This affects 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. 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 execute arbitrary code via an AVI movie file with an invalid nBlockAlign value in the _WAVEFORMATEX structure.

The bug was discovered 01/21/2009. The weakness was shared 01/21/2009 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0003 since 12/15/2008. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for 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 35436 (QuickTime < 7.6 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 116148 (Apple QuickTime 7.6 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 7.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 11 hours after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6642.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48156), Tenable (35436), SecurityFocus (BID 33387†), OSVDB (51526†) and Secunia (SA33632†). The entries VDB-46003, VDB-46002, VDB-46001 and VDB-46000 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 35436
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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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: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0003 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45999

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X-Force: 48156
SecurityFocus: 33387 - Apple QuickTime AVI Movie Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 33632
OSVDB: 51526 - Apple QuickTime Crafted AVI File Handling Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 20630 - Apple QuickTime 7.0 - 7.5.5 Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Remote DoS via a Crafted AVI Movie File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0212

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Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/26/2019 09:18
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (85), 08/26/2019 09:18 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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