| CVE ID | CVE-2009-0006 |
| CVSS SCORE | |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Apple |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Quicktime |
| TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION | Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['6172']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple QuickTime. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists in the handling of movie data encoded using the Cinepak Video Codec. When parsing the data in the MDAT atom, there exists a signedness error which leads to a heap overflow. When this occurs it can be further leveraged to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current user. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3403 |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Anonymous |
