CVE ID | CVE-2009-0003 |
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 ['6642']. 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. 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 parsing of AVI files. When the AVI header contains a malformed nBlockAlign value in the _WAVEFORMATEX structure, a heap overflow may occur which can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current user. |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3403 |
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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CREDIT | Anonymous |