QuickTime < 7.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)

high Nessus Plugin ID 33130

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of QuickTime installed on the remote Windows host is older than 7.5. Such versions contain several vulnerabilities :

- There are two heap-based buffer overflows in QuickTime's handling of PICT image files that could result in a program crash or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-1581 and 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-based 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.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 33130

File Name: quicktime_75.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/10/2008

Updated: 11/15/2018

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: SMB/QuickTime/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-1581, CVE-2008-1582, CVE-2008-1583, CVE-2008-1584, CVE-2008-1585

BID: 29648, 29649, 29650, 29652, 29654

CWE: 119, 20, 399

Secunia: 29293

Detections

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