Apple QuickTime 7.7.3 DREF Atom memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime 7.7.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DREF Atom Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1017. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple QuickTime 7.7.3 (Multimedia Player Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component DREF Atom Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 crafted dref atoms in a movie file.

The weakness was released 05/22/2013 by Tom Gallagher and Paul Bates with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as HT5770 as confirmed advisory (Website) via ZDI (Zero Day Initiative). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-1017 since 01/10/2013. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published 3 months after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66636 (QuickTime < 7.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. 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 13243.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84458), Exploit-DB (27012), Tenable (66636), SecurityFocus (BID 60097†) and OSVDB (93625†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-8855, VDB-8856, VDB-8857 and VDB-8858. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: Metasploit
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Nessus ID: 66636
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.7.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/quicktime_movie_dref_handling_overflow
Saint Name: QuickTime Movie File dref Atom Handling Buffer Overflow

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MetaSploit ID: apple_quicktime_rdrf.rb
MetaSploit Name: Apple Quicktime 7 Invalid Atom Length Buffer Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.7.4
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5770
Researcher: Tom Gallagher, Paul Bates
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-1017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-8866

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X-Force: 84458
SecurityFocus: 60097 - Apple QuickTime CVE-2013-1017 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 53520 - Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 93625
Vulnerability Center: 39787 - Apple QuickTime Before 7.7.4 Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Dref Atoms in a Movie File (CVE-2013-1017), Critical

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

Created: 05/24/2013 12:13
Updated: 06/15/2025 23:07
Changes: 05/24/2013 12:13 (99), 05/01/2017 11:24 (7), 05/12/2021 01:30 (3), 06/15/2025 23:07 (14)
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