Apple QuickTime STSD JPEG Atom Heap Corruption Vulnerability

January 21st, 2009
ZDI-09-008 ZDI-CAN-352

CVE ID

CVE-2009-0007

CVSS Score

None None

Affected Vendors

Apple

Affected Products

Quicktime

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 JPEG atoms embedded in STSD atoms within the function JPEG_DComponentDispatch(). When the image width data in this atom is modified, a heap corruption occurs which 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

  • 2008-06-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2009-01-21 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

Anonymous

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