Security Alert - Vulnerabilities in Apple QuickTime

[Eric the Red]

The advisory below has just been received from AUSCert, the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team

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AA-2005.0034                  AUSCERT Advisory

                                [Win][OSX]
            Vulnerabilities in Apple QuickTime and Apple iTunes
                             23 December 2005
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        AusCERT Advisory Summary
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Product:           Apple QuickTime
                   Apple iTunes
Operating System:  Windows
                   Mac OS X
Impact:            Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                   Denial of Service
Access:            Remote/Unauthenticated
Member-only until: Friday, January 20 2006

Original Bulletin: http://security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x21-advisory.txt
                   http://secunia.com/advisories/18149/

OVERVIEW:

        Vulnerabilities in Apple QuickTime and Apple iTunes MOV file
        processing may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code
        or cause a denial of service if they can trick a user into opening
        a specially crafted MOV file.
       

IMPACT:

        An attacker could execute arbitrary code or commands on an affected
        machine by sending a specially crafted MOV file to a user on that
        machine.


MITIGATION:

        At the time of writing this vulnerability has yet to be patched.
        Currently the only mitigation is to avoid opening MOV files from
        untrusted sources.


REFERENCES:

        [1] Secunia Advisory SA18149
            http://secunia.com/advisories/18149/

        [2] Security Protocols Advisory
            http://security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x21-advisory.txt


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