Apple QuickTime up to 6.5.2 on Windows HTML Document heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple QuickTime up to 6.5.2 on Windows. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component HTML Document Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2004-0926. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime up to 6.5.2 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component HTML Document Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime on Mac OS 10.2.8 through 10.3.5 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a certain BMP image.

The bug was discovered 10/04/2004. The weakness was presented 10/28/2004 by John Heasman with NGSSoftware (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0926 since 09/29/2004. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 23 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 15573 (Quicktime < 6.5.2), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38337 (Apple QuickTime Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 X-Force (17596), Tenable (15573), SecurityFocus (BID 11322†), OSVDB (11203†) and Secunia (SA13005†). See VDB-954, VDB-23890, VDB-23888 and VDB-23886 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 15573
Nessus Name: Quicktime < 6.5.2
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: apple.com

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09/29/2004 🔍
10/04/2004 +5 days 🔍
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10/27/2004 +23 days 🔍
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11/01/2004 +4 days 🔍
01/27/2005 +87 days 🔍
03/15/2005 +47 days 🔍
06/30/2019 +5220 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: John Heasman
Organization: NGSSoftware
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2004-0926 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0926
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-953
X-Force: 17596
SecurityFocus: 11322 - Apple Mac OS X Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13005 - Quicktime Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 11203 - Apple QuickTime Player BMP image heap buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 7305 - Buffer Overflow in Apple QuickTime Player via BMP Image, Medium

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Created: 11/01/2004 10:49
Updated: 06/30/2019 07:29
Changes: 11/01/2004 10:49 (88), 06/30/2019 07:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:CBC:103

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