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QuickTime < 7.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
high Nessus Plugin ID 35436
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 7.6. Such versions contain several vulnerabilities :- A heap buffer overflow in QuickTime's handling of RTSP URLs may lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2009-0001)
- A heap buffer overflow in QuickTime's handling of THKD atoms in QTVR (QuickTime Virtual Reality) movie files may lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2009-0002)
- A heap buffer overflow while processing an AVI movie file may lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2009-0003)
- A buffer overflow in the handling of MPEG-2 video files with MP3 audio content may lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2009-0004)
- A memory corruption in QuickTime's handling of H.263 encoded movie files may lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2009-0005)
- A signedness issue in QuickTime's handling of Cinepak encoded movie files may result in a heap buffer overflow. (CVE-2009-0006)
- A heap buffer overflow in QuickTime's handling of jpeg atoms in QuickTime movie files may lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution.
(CVE-2009-0007)
Solution
Either use QuickTime's Software Update preference to upgrade to the latest version or manually upgrade to QuickTime 7.6 or later.See Also
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3403
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jan/msg00000.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 35436
File Name: macosx_Quicktime76.nasl
Version: 1.12
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 1/22/2009
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: 1/21/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-0001, CVE-2009-0002, CVE-2009-0003, CVE-2009-0004, CVE-2009-0005, CVE-2009-0006, CVE-2009-0007