Quicktime < 7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)

high Nessus Plugin ID 21554

Synopsis

The remote version of QuickTime is affected by multiple overflow vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote Mac OS X host is running a version of Quicktime prior to 7.1.

The remote version of Quicktime is vulnerable to various integer and buffer overflows involving specially crafted image and media files. An attacker may be able to leverage these issues to execute arbitrary code on the remote host by sending a malformed file to a victim and having him open it using QuickTime player.

Solution

Upgrade to Quicktime version 7.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 21554

File Name: macosx_Quicktime71.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 5/13/2006

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:quicktime

Required KB Items: MacOSX/QuickTime/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/9/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/9/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1249, CVE-2006-1453, CVE-2006-1454, CVE-2006-1458, CVE-2006-1459, CVE-2006-1460, CVE-2006-1461, CVE-2006-1462, CVE-2006-1463, CVE-2006-1464, CVE-2006-1465, CVE-2006-2238

BID: 17074, 17953

CWE: 189

Detections

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