[NT] Apple Quicktime Movie Stack Overflow Vulnerability

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Apple Quicktime Movie Stack Overflow Vulnerability
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SUMMARY

A vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable
installations of Apple Quicktime. User interaction is required to exploit
this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open
a malicious file.

DETAILS

Vulnerable Systems:
* QuickTime version 7.2

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of a malformed movie atom.
Specifying a large size will result in a stack overflow. If exploited,
remote code execution can be achieved with the credentials of the logged
in user.

Vendor Response:
Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can
be found at: <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306896>

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306896

Disclosure Timeline:
2007-10-19 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2007-11-12 - Coordinated public release of advisory

CVE Information:
<http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4674>
CVE-2007-4674

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information has been provided by <mailto:dvlabs@tippingpoint.com>
DVLabs.
The original article can be found at:
<http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-20>

http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-20

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