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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