Zero-day vulnerability in Apple QuickTime

Buffer overflow
CVE-2007-6166

Known malware:

Trojan.Quimkit

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2007112401 - Remote code execution in Apple QuickTime

Vulnerable component: Apple QuickTime

CVE-ID: CVE-2007-6166

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when handling specially crafted overly long RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) Response Content-Type header. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, cause buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on vulnerable system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in compromise of vulnerable system.

Public Exploits:

- Apple QuickTime 7.3 - RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) [Exploit-DB]

- Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 (Internet Explorer 7 / Firefox / Opera) - RTSP Response Universal Exploit [Exploit-DB]

- Apple QuickTime (Mac OSX) - RTSP Content-Type Overflow (Metasploit) [Exploit-DB]

- Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RTSP Response Remote Overwrite (SEH) [Exploit-DB]

- Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RSTP Response Universal Exploit [Exploit-DB]

- Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 (Windows Vista / Windows XP) - RSTP Response Code Execution [Exploit-DB]

- Apple Safari / QuickTime 7.3 - RTSP Content-Type Remote Buffer Overflow [Exploit-DB]

- Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RTSP Buffer Overflow (Perl) [Exploit-DB]

External links:

https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/zero-day-exploit-apple-quicktime-vulnerability
https://ch-fr.norton.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2007-112605-2410-99
https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2010/05/exploit-kit-explosion-part-two-vectors-attack/
https://www.virusbulletin.com/virusbulletin/2010/11/exploit-identification/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761
https://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/apple-quicktime-exploit-twist

About zero-day vulnerabilities

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