PT-2012-1706 · Apple · Macos X+1

Luigi Auriemma · Published 2012-02-02 · Updated 2012-05-18 · CVE-2011-3460

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X versions prior to 10.7.3

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

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.7.3, update to version 10.7.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the use of crafted PNG files with QuickTime until the update is applied.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-3460

ZDI-12-058

Affected Products

Macos X

Apple Quicktime

References · 6

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3460 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-058 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00005.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 · Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5261 · Note