PT-2006-2463 · Apple · Apple Quicktime+1

Published 2006-05-12 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-1455

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.6

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a crash and connection interruption. This is achieved by using a QuickTime movie with a missing track, which triggers a null dereference.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X versions 10.3.9 through 10.4.6, consider restricting access to QuickTime movies until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using QuickTime movies with missing tracks to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-1455

Affected Products

Macos X

Apple Quicktime

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1455 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26423 · Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html · Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/25599 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17951 · Note
• http://us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016070 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 · Note