Overview
Apple QuickTime fails to properly handle FlashPix files. This vulnerability may allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition.
Description
Apple's QuickTime Player is multimedia software that allows users to view local and remote audio, video, and image content. According to Apple: By carefully crafting a corrupt FlashPix file, an attacker can trigger an exception leaving an uninitialized object. This may lead to an application crash or arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user. |
Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition. |
Solution
Upgrade QuickTime |
An attacker may be able to exploit this vulnerability by persuading a user to access a specially crafted file with a web browser. Disabling QuickTime in your web browser will defend against this attack vector. For more information, refer to the Securing Your Web Browser document. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
This issue was reported in Apple Support Document 304357. Apple credits Mike Price of McAfee AVERT Labs for reporting this issue.
This document was written by Jeff Gennari.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2006-4389 |
| Severity Metric: | 27.00 |
| Date Public: | 2006-09-12 |
| Date First Published: | 2006-09-13 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2006-09-13 17:37 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 10 |