Detections
Analytics
QuickTime < 7.4.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 31736
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 7.4.5. Such versions contain several vulnerabilities :- Untrusted Java applets may obtain elevated privileges (CVE-2008-1013).
- Downloading a movie file may lead to information disclosure (CVE-2008-1014).
- Viewing a specially crafted movie file may lead to a program crash or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-1015, CVE-2008-1016, CVE-2008-1017, CVE-2008-1018, CVE-2008-1021, CVE-2008-1022).
- Opening a specially crafted PICT image file may lead to a program crash or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-1019, CVE-2008-1020, CVE-2008-1023).
Solution
Either use QuickTime's Software Update preference to upgrade to the latest version or manually upgrade to QuickTime 7.4.5 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 31736
File Name: macosx_Quicktime745.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 4/3/2008
Updated: 9/17/2018
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:apple:quicktime
Required KB Items: MacOSX/QuickTime/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/2/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-1013, CVE-2008-1014, CVE-2008-1015, CVE-2008-1016, CVE-2008-1017, CVE-2008-1018, CVE-2008-1019, CVE-2008-1020, CVE-2008-1021, CVE-2008-1022, CVE-2008-1023
BID: 28583