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QuickTime < 7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801189
Synopsis
The remote Mac OS X host contains an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of QuickTime installed on the remote Mac OS X host is older than 7.5. Such versions contain several vulnerabilities :- There is a heap buffer overflow in QuickTime's handling of PICT image files that could result in a program crash or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-1583).
- There is a memory corruption issue in QuickTime's handling of AAC-encoded media content that could result in a program crash or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-1582).
- There is a stack buffer overflow in QuickTime's handling of Indeo video codec content that could result in a program crash or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-1584).
- There is a URL handling issue in QuickTime's handling of 'file:' URLs that may allow launching of arbitrary applications (CVE-2008-1585).
Solution
Either use QuickTime's Software Update preference to upgrade to the latest version or manually upgrade to QuickTime 7.5 or later.See Also
http://.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-037
http://.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-038
http://.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493247/30/0/threaded
http://.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493248/30/0/threaded
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Jun/msg00000.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 801189
Family: Web Clients
Nessus ID: 33131
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1581, CVE-2008-1582, CVE-2008-1583, CVE-2008-1584, CVE-2008-1585