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QuickTime < 7.5.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 34118
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 7.5.5. Such versions contain several vulnerabilities :- Heap and stack-based buffer overflows in the handling of panorama atoms in QTVR (QuickTime Virtual Reality) movie files could lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-3624 and CVE-2008-3625).
- A memory corruption issue in QuickTime's handling of STSZ atoms in movie files could lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-3626).
- Multiple memory corruption issues in QuickTime's handling of H.264-encoded movie files could lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2008-3627).
- An out-of-bounds read issue in QuickTime's handling of PICT images could lead to an application crash (CVE-2008-3629).
Solution
Either use QuickTime's Software Update preference to upgrade to the latest version or manually upgrade to QuickTime 7.5.5 or later.See Also
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3027
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Sep/msg00000.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 34118
File Name: macosx_Quicktime755.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 9/10/2008
Updated: 7/14/2018
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: 9/9/2008
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-3624, CVE-2008-3625, CVE-2008-3626, CVE-2008-3627, CVE-2008-3629