Overview
Apple QuickTime contains a heap overflow vulnerability in the handling of media files which may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service on a vulnerable system.
Description
Apple's QuickTime Player is multimedia software that allows users to view local and remote audio, video, and image content. Quicktime contains a heap overflow vulnerability in code that handles the stsd atom of a media file. This vulnerability may be triggered by using the QuickTime Player or an application that uses the QuickTime plug-in, such as a web browser. |
Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service if the user is persuaded to view a specially crafted media file. |
Solution
Install an update |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
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References
Acknowledgements
This vulnerability was reported by Apple Product Security, who in turn credit Karl Lynn of eEye Digital Security.
This document was written by Will Dormann.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2005-4092 |
| Severity Metric: | 43.88 |
| Date Public: | 2006-01-10 |
| Date First Published: | 2006-01-11 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2006-01-12 21:45 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 16 |