Apple QuickTime 7.7.3 H.264 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple QuickTime 7.7.3 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component H.264 Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-1018. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple QuickTime 7.7.3 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown part of the component H.264 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with H.264 encoding.

The weakness was published 05/22/2013 by G. Geshev as HT5770 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release has been coordinated with Apple. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-1018 since 01/10/2013. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67130 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2013-003)), 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 121203 (Apple QuickTime Prior to 7.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2013-05-22-1)).

Upgrading to version 7.7.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12957.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84459), Tenable (67130), SecurityFocus (BID 60098†), OSVDB (93624†) and Secunia (SA53520†). Similar entries are available at VDB-8855, VDB-8856, VDB-8857 and VDB-8858. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 67130
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2013-003)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.7.4
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5770
Researcher: G. Geshev
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1018 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8865

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X-Force: 84459
SecurityFocus: 60098
Secunia: 53520 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93624
Vulnerability Center: 39788 - Apple QuickTime Before 7.7.4 Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Movie File with H.264 Encoding (CVE-2013-1018), Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/24/2013 12:04
Updated: 05/12/2021 01:23
Changes: 05/24/2013 12:04 (84), 05/01/2017 11:24 (3), 05/12/2021 01:15 (4), 05/12/2021 01:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:0A9:103

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