Apple QuickTime up to 7.5.4 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple QuickTime up to 7.5.4. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-0953. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple QuickTime up to 7.5.4 (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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2009. The weakness was published 06/01/2009 by Sebastian Apelt (TippingPoint) with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-0953 since 03/18/2009. 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 38989 (QuickTime < 7.6.2 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 116443 (Apple QuickTime 7.6.2 Not Installed).

Upgrading to version 7.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 6664.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50890), Tenable (38989), SecurityFocus (BID 35164†), OSVDB (54876†) and Secunia (SA35091†). Similar entries are available at VDB-48399, VDB-48398, VDB-48397 and VDB-48396. 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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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 38989
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.6.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 800578
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities - Jun09
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.5.5
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt (TippingPoint)
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0953 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0953
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48395

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X-Force: 50890
SecurityFocus: 35164 - Apple QuickTime PICT Image Heap Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 35091 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 54876 - Apple QuickTime PICT Image Opcode 0x8201 Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1022314
Vulnerability Center: 22381 - Apple QuickTime < 7.6.2 Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability via PICT Image, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1469

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/05/2019 11:58
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (94), 09/05/2019 11:58 (1)
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