PT-2011-4316 · Apple · Apple Quicktime+1

Published 2011-10-14 · Updated 2012-01-14 · CVE-2011-3223

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7.2

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted FLIC movie file. This is due to a buffer overflow in QuickTime.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.7.2, update to version 10.7.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted FLIC movie files until the issue is resolved. Restrict access to potentially vulnerable QuickTime components to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

DoS

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3223

ZDI-11-313

Affected Products

Macos X

Apple Quicktime

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3223 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-313 · Security Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 · Vendor Advisory
• http://osvdb.org/76380 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/50085 · Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5016 · Note