An "integer arithmetic" error in Apple QuickTime 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie file containing a movie atom with a large size value, which triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.
Link | Tags |
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http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00000.html | vendor advisory |
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2735 | vdb entry |
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306896 | patch |
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3189 | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483717/100/100/threaded | mailing list |
http://osvdb.org/43716 | vdb entry |
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml | vendor advisory |
http://secunia.com/advisories/32121 | third party advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26443 | vdb entry |
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-20 | |
http://secunia.com/advisories/29182 | third party advisory |