Secunia Research: Apple QuickTime MS ADPCM Encoding Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Research 02/06/2009
- Apple QuickTime MS ADPCM Encoding Buffer Overflow -
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Table of Contents
Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10
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1) Affected Software
* Apple QuickTime version 7.6
NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.
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2) Severity
Rating: Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: Remote
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3) Vendor's Description of Software
"Whether you are creating content for delivery on cell phones,
broadcast or the Internet, or a software developer looking to take
your application to the next level, QuickTime provides the most
comprehensive platform in the industry."
Product Link:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/
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4) Description of Vulnerability
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Apple QuickTime,
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's
system.
The vulnerability is caused by an error in the processing of MS ADPCM
encoded audio data. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer
overflow via a specially crafted AVI file.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
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5) Solution
Update to version 7.6.2.
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6) Time Table
04/02/2009 - Vendor notified.
05/02/2009 - Vendor response.
25/05/2009 - Status update requested.
26/05/2009 - Vendor provides status update.
02/06/2009 - Public disclosure.
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7) Credits
Discovered by Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.
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8) References
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2009-0185 for the vulnerability.
Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3591
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10) Verification
Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2009-6/
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