Apple QuickTime H.264 Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
May 11th, 2006
Vulnerability Details
This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple's QuickTime media player.
The specific flaw exists within the parsing of H.264 content. The implicit trust of a user-supplied size value during a memory copy loop allows an attacker to create an exploitable memory corruption condition. Exploitation requires that an attacker either coerce the target to open a malformed media file or visit a website embedding the malicious file.
Additional Details
Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
Disclosure Timeline
- 2006-03-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2006-05-11 - Coordinated public release of advisory
Credit
ATmaCA
