| CVE ID | CVE-2008-1017 |
| CVSS SCORE | |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Apple |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Quicktime |
| TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION | Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['5931']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple QuickTime Player. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the quicktime.qts library. The vulnerability resides in the component's parsing of 'crgn' atoms. A lack of proper sanity checks on the region size field can result in a heap based buffer overflow leading to arbitrary code execution under the context of the currently logged in user. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1241 |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Sanbin Li |
