Overview
Apple QuickTime does not properly handle "file: URLs" which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Description
Apple QuickTime is a multiplatform multimedia software architecture which provides file format converters for more than 250 common image, video, and audio file formats. Per the Apple advisory About the security content of QuickTime 7.5: |
Impact
By convincing a user to play a maliciously crafted QuickTime file, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. |
Solution
Apple has addressed this vulnerability in QuickTime 7.5 release. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
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References
Acknowledgements
Apple credits to Vinoo Thomas and Rahul Mohandas of McAfee Avert Labs, and Petko D. (pdp) Petkov of GNUCITIZEN working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.
This document was written by Joseph Pruszynski.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2008-1585 |
| Severity Metric: | 18.25 |
| Date Public: | 2008-06-09 |
| Date First Published: | 2008-06-10 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2008-06-10 19:25 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 8 |