Vulnerability CVE-2007-6166
Published: 2007-11-28   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Apple QuickTime RTSP Content-Type header stack buffer overflow
Krystian Kloskow...
02.12.2007

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
9.3/10
10/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Apple -> Quicktime 
Apple -> Safari 

 References:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3410
http://www.beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26549
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26560
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018989
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-334A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3984
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4648
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6013
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