INFORMATION BULLETIN

S-318: Apple QuickTime Vulnerabilities

[HT1991]

June 19, 2008 16:00 GMT


PROBLEM:	Apple QuickTime does not properly handle "file: URLs" which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
PLATFORM:	Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.5
DAMAGE:	Execute arbitrary code.
SOLUTION:	Upgrade to the appropriate version.

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT:	The risk is MEDIUM. By convincing a user to play a maliciously crafted QuickTime file, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.

CVSS 2 BASE SCORE: TEMPORAL SCORE: VECTOR:	6.4 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)

LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN:	http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/s-318.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN:	http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1991
ADDITIONAL LINK:	US-CERT VU# 132419 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132419
CVE:	CVE-2008-1585

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 Please visit Apple's Web site to view their Apple QuickTime 7.5        
       
	             http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1991



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