National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-0956
Original release date:06/02/2009
Last revised:06/09/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Apple QuickTime before 7.6.2 does not properly initialize memory before use in handling movie files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a movie containing a user data atom of size zero.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2009-1469
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 35162
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3591
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2009-06-01-1
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: XF
Name: quicktime-userdata-code-execution(50896)
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1022314
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 35091
Type: Advisory
