ZDI-12-105 : Apple Quicktime Text Track Descriptor Parsing Remote Code Execution

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ZDI-12-105 : Apple Quicktime Text Track Descriptor Parsing Remote Code
Execution
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-105
June 27, 2012

- -- CVE ID:
CVE-2012-0664

- -- CVSS:
7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

- -- Affected Vendors:
Apple

- -- Affected Products:
Apple QuickTime


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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 within he way Quicktime handles Text Track
Descriptors. Values for almost all of the text descriptors recognized by
quicktime will be read into a fixed size buffer. This can lead to a heap
based buffer overflow which can result in remote code execution under the
context of the current process.

- -- Vendor Response:
Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can
be found at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222


- -- Disclosure Timeline:
2011-10-28 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2012-06-27 - Coordinated public release of advisory


- -- Credit:
This vulnerability was discovered by:
* Alexander Gavrun


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