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Apple QuickTime MPEG-1 genl Atom Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-045: April 2nd, 2010

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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 visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists during the parsing of MPEG content. Upon reading a field used for compression within a 'genl' atom in the movie container, the application will decompress outside the boundary of an allocated buffer. Successful exploitation can lead to code execution under the context of the application.

Vendor Response

Apple states:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4104

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077


Disclosure Timeline

    2009-11-06 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
    2010-04-02 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

This vulnerability was discovered by:
    Anonymous