Apple QuickTime 7.7.3 MIME-Type Handling memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple QuickTime 7.7.3. This affects an unknown part of the component MIME-Type Handling. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1374. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime 7.7.3 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component MIME-Type Handling. 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:

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted REGION record in a PICT file.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2012. The weakness was shared 11/07/2012 by Pavel Polischouk with TELUS Security Labs Vulnerability Research Team as HT5581 as confirmed advisory (Apple Security Announce). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1374 since 03/10/2011. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/19/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62890 (QuickTime < 7.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120058 (Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-11-07-1)).

Upgrading to version 7.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at support.apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62890), SecurityFocus (BID 56549†), OSVDB (87088†) and Secunia (SA51226†). The entries VDB-6900, VDB-6901, VDB-6902 and VDB-6903 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: 62890
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 803047
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities - Nov12 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.7.3

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5581
Researcher: Pavel Polischouk
Organization: TELUS Security Labs Vulnerability Research Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1374 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1374
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6899

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SecurityFocus: 56549 - Apple QuickTime CVE-2011-1374 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 51226 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 87088

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Created: 11/09/2012 12:05
Updated: 04/19/2021 07:59
Changes: 11/09/2012 12:05 (83), 04/29/2019 12:03 (1), 04/19/2021 07:59 (2)
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