Apple QuickTime up to 7.7.8 Movie File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple QuickTime up to 7.7.8. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Movie File Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-7090. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime up to 7.7.8 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Movie File Handler. 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. CVE summarizes:

Apple QuickTime before 7.7.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted movie file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7085, CVE-2015-7086, CVE-2015-7087, CVE-2015-7088, CVE-2015-7089, CVE-2015-7091, CVE-2015-7092, and CVE-2015-7117.

The weakness was shared 01/09/2016 by Ryan Pentney and Richard Johnson with Cisco Talos as HT205638 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-7090 since 09/16/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87848 (Apple QuickTime < 7.7.9 Multiple RCE (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 124436 (Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.7.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2016-01-07-1)).

Upgrading to version 7.7.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (87848) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-55547†). The entries VDB-80119, VDB-80120, VDB-80121 and VDB-80122 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 87848
Nessus Name: Apple QuickTime < 7.7.9 Multiple RCE (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 801680
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities Jan16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.7.9

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09/16/2015 🔍
01/07/2016 +113 days 🔍
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01/11/2016 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205638
Researcher: Ryan Pentney, Richard Johnson
Organization: Cisco Talos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7090 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7090
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80124
SecurityTracker: 1034610
Vulnerability Center: 55547 - Apple QuickTime <7.7.9 Remote Code Execution or Dos due to Memory Corruption - CVE-2015-7090, Medium

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Created: 01/10/2016 20:11
Updated: 07/02/2022 15:31
Changes: 01/10/2016 20:11 (75), 06/26/2018 08:58 (9), 07/02/2022 15:31 (3)
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