Advisory Details

April 2nd, 2010

Apple QuickTime FlashPix NumberOfTiles Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-10-043
ZDI-CAN-597

CVE ID CVE-2010-0519
CVSS SCORE 10.0, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 ['9569']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote 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 during the parsing of a malformed SubImage Header Stream from a malicious FlashPix image. The application takes the NumberOfTiles field from this data structure, multiplies it by 16, and then uses it in an allocation. If this result is larger than 32-bits the value will wrap leading to an under-allocated buffer. Later when the application copies data into this buffer, a buffer overflow will occur leading to code execution within the context of the application.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4104
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2009-10-27 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2010-04-02 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Anonymous
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