Apple QuickTime up to 7.6.6 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple QuickTime up to 7.6.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-0258. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime up to 7.6.6 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. 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:

Apple QuickTime before 7.7 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted image description associated with an mp4v tag in a movie file.

The weakness was presented 09/06/2011 by Damian Put (Website). The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-0258. 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. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/18/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 55764 (QuickTime < 7.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.

Upgrading to version 7.6.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 11366.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (69518), Tenable (55764), SecurityFocus (BID 49396†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32991†). See VDB-4387, VDB-58185, VDB-58184 and VDB-58183 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 55764
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 802133
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.6.7
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08/25/2011 +245 days 🔍
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09/06/2011 +12 days 🔍
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11/18/2021 +2432 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Researcher: Damian Put
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0258 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0258
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58433

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X-Force: 69518
SecurityFocus: 49396 - Apple QuickTime 'mp4v' Atom Size Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 32991 - Apple QuickTime before 7.7 on Windows Remote Arbitrary Code Execution or DoS Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/18/2021 16:09
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 03/31/2017 12:08 (9), 11/18/2021 16:02 (3), 11/18/2021 16:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:70E:103

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