National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-1585

Overview

Apple QuickTime before 7.5 uses the url.dll!FileProtocolHandler handler for unrecognized URIs in qt:next attributes within SMIL text in video files, which sends these URIs to explorer.exe and thereby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, as originally demonstrated by crafted file: URLs.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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US-CERT Technical Alert: TA08-162C

Name: TA08-162C

Hyperlink:http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162C.html

US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#132419

Name: VU#132419

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132419

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2008-06-09

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Jun/msg00000.html

External Source: XF

Name: quicktime-quicktime-content-code-execution(42948)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42948

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-038/

Hyperlink:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-038/

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1020217

Hyperlink:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020217

External Source: BID

Name: 29650

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29650

External Source: BID

Name: 29619

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29619

External Source: BUGTRAQ

Name: 20080610 ZDI-08-038: QuickTime SMIL qtnext Redirect File Execution

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/493248/100/0/threaded

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-2064

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2064/references

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2008-1776

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/1776/references

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1991

Hyperlink:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1991

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 31034

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/31034

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 29293

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/29293

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2008-07-10

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00000.html