Apple QuickTime 7 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple QuickTime 7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-5779. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple QuickTime 7 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 08/11/2015 by Maxime Villard with Google Security Team as HT205031 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5779 since 08/06/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 85409 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2015-006)), 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 123826 (Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.7.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2015-08-20-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (85409), SecurityFocus (BID 76340†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033276†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52251†). The entries VDB-77145, VDB-77146, VDB-77174 and VDB-77175 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Apple Mac OS X up to 10.8.4/10.9.4/10.10.3

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 85409
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2015-006)
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OpenVAS ID: 803047
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities Sep15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/06/2015 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205031
Researcher: Maxime Villard
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5779 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77232
SecurityFocus: 76340 - Apple Mac OS X Prior to 10.10.5 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033276
Vulnerability Center: 52251 - Apple MacOS X Remote Code Execution or DoS in QuickTime - CVE-2015-5779, High

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

Created: 08/14/2015 14:33
Updated: 06/12/2022 09:04
Changes: 08/14/2015 14:33 (76), 11/01/2017 10:39 (9), 06/12/2022 09:00 (3), 06/12/2022 09:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:8C9:103

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