Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 Sample Table memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Sample Table. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-0210. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.6.4 (Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Sample Table. 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:

QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted sample tables in a movie file.

The weakness was shared 06/24/2011 by Honggang Ren with Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs as HT4723 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0210 since 12/23/2010. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55416 (Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119481 (Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2011-08-03-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68223), Tenable (55416), SecurityFocus (BID 48442†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32134†). The entries VDB-4323, VDB-4377, VDB-4387 and VDB-55470 are related to this item. 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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Nessus ID: 55416
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.6.x < 10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 902466
OpenVAS Name: Mac OS X v10.6.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (2011-004)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.6.5

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT4723
Researcher: Honggang Ren
Organization: Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0210 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57779
X-Force: 68223
SecurityFocus: 48442 - Apple Mac OS X QuickTime Movie File Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32134 - QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution od DoS Vulnerability, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 03/20/2025 21:36
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 03/25/2017 21:21 (12), 11/13/2021 14:12 (3), 03/20/2025 21:36 (15)
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