Apple QuickTime up to 7.5.5 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple QuickTime. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-0005. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple QuickTime (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability 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 H.263 encoded movie file that triggers memory corruption.

The bug was discovered 01/21/2009. The weakness was released 01/21/2009 with NGS Software (Website). The advisory is shared at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0005 since 12/15/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 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 immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48158), Tenable (35436), SecurityFocus (BID 33386†), OSVDB (51528†) and Secunia (SA33632†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-46003, VDB-46002, VDB-46000 and VDB-45999. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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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
Organization: NGS Software
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-0005 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46001

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X-Force: 48158
SecurityFocus: 33386 - Apple QuickTime H.263 Encoded Movie Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 33632
OSVDB: 51528 - CVE-2009-0005 - Apple - Quicktime - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20632 - Apple QuickTime 7.0 - 7.5.5 Remote DoS or Code Execution via a Crafted H.263 Encoded Movie File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0212

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/26/2019 09:23
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (79), 08/26/2019 09:23 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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