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QuickTime 7.5.5 released fixing multiple vulnerabilities
APPLE-SA-2008-09-09 QuickTime 7.5.5
QuickTime 7.5.5 is now available and addresses the following issues:
QuickTime
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3615
Available
for: Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact: Viewing a
maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an
unexpected
application termination or arbitrary code
execution
Description: An uninitialized memory access issue
exists in the
third-party Indeo v5 codec for QuickTime, which
does not ship with
QuickTime. Viewing a maliciously crafted movie
file may lead to an
unexpected application termination or
arbitrary code execution. This
update addresses the issue by not
rendering content encoded with any
version of the Indeo codec.
This issue does not affect systems
running Mac OS X. Credit to
Paul Byrne of NGSSoftware for reporting
this issue.
QuickTime
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3635
Available
for: Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact: Viewing a
maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an
unexpected
application termination or arbitrary code
execution
Description: A stack buffer overflow exists in
the third-party Indeo
v3.2 codec for QuickTime. Viewing a
maliciously crafted movie file
may lead to an unexpected
application termination or arbitrary code
execution. This update
addresses the issue by not rendering content
encoded with any
version of the Indeo codec. This issue does not
affect systems
running Mac OS X. Credit to an anonymous researcher
working with
TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this
issue.
QuickTime
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3624
Available
for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 - v10.4.11,
Mac OS X v10.5 or later,
Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact: Viewing a maliciously
crafted QTVR movie file may lead to an
unexpected application
termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A heap
buffer overflow exists in QuickTime's handling
of panorama atoms
in QTVR (QuickTime Virtual Reality) movie files.
Viewing a
maliciously crafted QTVR file may lead to an
unexpected
application termination or arbitrary code execution.
This update
addresses the issue through improved bounds checking
of panorama
atoms. Credit to Roee Hay of IBM Rational Application
Security
Research Group for reporting this issue.
QuickTime
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3625
Available
for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 - v10.4.11,
Mac OS X v10.5 or later,
Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact: Viewing a maliciously
crafted QTVR movie file may lead to an
unexpected application
termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A
stack buffer overflow exists in QuickTime's handling
of panorama
atoms in QTVR (QuickTime Virtual Reality) movie files.
Viewing a
maliciously crafted QTVR file may lead to an
unexpected
application termination or arbitrary code execution.
This update
addresses the issue through improved bounds checking
of panorama
atoms. Credit to an anonymous researcher working with
TippingPoint's
Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.
QuickTime
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3614
Available
for: Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact: Opening a
maliciously crafted PICT image may lead to an
unexpected
application termination or arbitrary code
execution
Description: An integer overflow exists in
QuickTime's handling of
PICT images. Opening a maliciously
crafted PICT image may lead to an
unexpected application
termination or arbitrary code execution. This
update addresses
the issue by performing additional validation of
PICT images.
Credit to an anonymous researcher working with the
iDefense VCP
for reporting this issue.
QuickTime
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3626
Available
for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 - v10.4.11,
Mac OS X v10.5 or later,
Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact: Viewing a maliciously
crafted movie file may lead to an
unexpected application
termination or arbitrary code execution
Description: A
memory corruption issue exists in QuickTime's
handling of STSZ
atoms in movie files. Viewing a maliciously crafted
movie file
may lead to an unexpected application termination or
arbitrary
code execution. This update addresses the issue through
improved
bounds checking of STSZ atoms. Credit to an anonymous
researcher
working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for
reporting
this issue.
QuickTime
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3627
Available
for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 - v10.4.11,
Mac OS X v10.5 or later,
Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact: Viewing a maliciously
crafted movie file may lead to an
unexpected application
termination or arbitrary code execution
Description:
Multiple memory corruption exist in QuickTime's
handling of H.264
encoded movie files. Viewing a maliciously crafted
movie file may
lead to an unexpected application termination or
arbitrary code
execution. This update addresses the issue by
performing
additional validation of H.264 encoded movie files. Credit
to an
anonymous researcher and Subreption LLC working
with
TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.
QuickTime
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3628
Available
for: Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact: Opening a
maliciously crafted PICT image may lead to an
unexpected
application termination or arbitrary code
execution
Description: An invalid pointer issue exists in
QuickTime's handling
of PICT images. Opening a maliciously
crafted PICT image may lead to
an unexpected application
termination or arbitrary code execution.
This update addresses
the issue by correctly saving and restoring a
global variable.
This issue does not affect systems running Mac OS X.
Credit to
David Wharton for reporting this issue.
QuickTime
CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3629
Available
for: Mac OS X v10.4.9 - v10.4.11,
Mac OS X v10.5 or later,
Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3
Impact: Opening a maliciously
crafted PICT image may lead to an
unexpected application
termination
Description: An out-of-bounds read issue exists
in QuickTime's
handling of PICT images. Opening a maliciously
crafted PICT image may
lead to an unexpected application
termination. This update addresses
the issue by performing
additional validation of PICT images. Credit
to Sergio 'shadown'
Alvarez of n.runs AG for reporting this issue.
QuickTime 7.5.5 may be obtained from the Software
Update
application, or from the QuickTime Downloads site:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
For Mac OS X v10.5 or later
The download file is
named: "QuickTime755_Leopard.dmg"
Its SHA-1
digest is: 934f784a553c2d4484d298071ad6d95ea34b8b2f
For Mac OS X v10.4.9 through Mac OS X v10.4.11
The download
file is named: "QuickTime755_Tiger.dmg"
Its SHA-1
digest is: dcdf58e27aad2a1e958788c0f58584605c4b8e78
For Windows Vista / XP SP2 and SP3
The download file is
named: "QuickTimeInstaller.exe"
Its SHA-1 digest
is: 5900ff0b8044972cb06b52dfc913c6364bf27ccc
QuickTime with iTunes for Windows XP or Vista
The download
file is named: iTunes8Setup.exe
Its SHA-1 digest is: 5d4ff8ffbe9feeaed67deb317797c1d71a03c359
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