PT-2012-4993 · Apple · Apple Quicktime

Pavel Polischouk · Published 2012-11-09 · Updated 2017-09-19 · CVE-2012-3753

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.7.3

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the plugin, which can be triggered by a crafted MIME type. This can lead to the execution of arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash.

Recommendations For versions prior to 7.7.3, update to version 7.7.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

RCE

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-3753

Affected Products

Apple Quicktime

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/apple_quicktime_mime_type.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/22973 · Exploit
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3753 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79900 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51226 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118421/Apple-QuickTime-7.7.2-MIME-Type-Buffer-Overflow.html · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15947 · Note