Apple QuickTime up to 7.67.75.0 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple QuickTime. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-0257. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Apple QuickTime (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer signedness error in Apple QuickTime before 7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PnSize opcode in a PICT file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

The weakness was presented 08/15/2011 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0257 since 12/23/2010. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/19/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit in Ruby and been published 3 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55763 (QuickTime < 7.7 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. 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 7.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11870.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (69178), Exploit-DB (17777), Tenable (55763), SecurityFocus (BID 49144†) and OSVDB (74687†). See VDB-4387, VDB-58292, VDB-58189 and VDB-58188 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 55763
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 802133
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/quicktime_pict_pnsize
Saint Name: QuickTime PICT PnSize Stack Overflow

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MetaSploit ID: apple_quicktime_pnsize.rb
MetaSploit Name: Apple QuickTime PICT PnSize Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.5.5
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Timelineinfo

12/23/2010 🔍
08/08/2011 +228 days 🔍
08/12/2011 +4 days 🔍
08/15/2011 +3 days 🔍
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08/22/2011 +7 days 🔍
09/03/2011 +12 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1297 days 🔍
04/19/2025 +3680 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0257 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0257
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58293

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X-Force: 69178
SecurityFocus: 49144 - Apple QuickTime PICT File CVE-2011-0257 Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 74687
Vulnerability Center: 32810 - Apple QuickTime before 7.7 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 04/19/2025 05:57
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (75), 03/30/2017 09:41 (21), 11/18/2021 00:52 (2), 04/19/2025 05:57 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:E6A:103

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