CVE-2005-4092

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in QuickTime.qts in Apple QuickTime Player 7.0.3 and iTunes 6.0.1 (3) and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and execute arbitrary code via a .mov file with (1) a Movie Resource atom with a large size value, or (2) an stsd atom with a modified Sample Description Table size value, and possibly other vectors involving media files. NOTE: item 1 was originally identified by CVE-2005-4127 for a pre-patch announcement, and item 2 was originally identified by CVE-2005-4128 for a pre-patch announcement.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 44.09% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory security-protocols.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18370 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3133
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-011A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421635/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303101 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15732 vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015356 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/336 third party advisory
http://security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x21-advisory.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0128 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.security-protocols.com/advisory/sp-x21-advisory.txt
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/upcoming/20051117b.html
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/334 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015396 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/921193 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421569/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/18149 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3109 vendor advisory
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/upcoming/20051117a.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421547/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3012 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015397 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4092?
CVE-2005-4092 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4092?
To fix CVE-2005-4092, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4092 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-4092 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~44% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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