Backdooring MP3 files (plus QuickTime issues and Cross-context Scripting)

2006-09-28 / 2006-09-29
Credit: pdp
Risk: Low
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
CWE: CWE-94


CVSS Base Score: 5/10
Impact Subscore: 2.9/10
Exploitability Subscore: 10/10
Exploit range: Remote
Attack complexity: Low
Authentication: No required
Confidentiality impact: None
Integrity impact: Partial
Availability impact: None

http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-mp3-files MP3 files can be backdoored with malicious content too. Over the past few days I have been exploring different features of Apple's QuickTime player - key software component of iTunes and standard part of many home and business workstations. A lot of research was conducted and some problems, which IMHO are quite serious, were found. Please take this post as a security notice. QuickTime is quite versatile and flexible media platform which has a lot of functionalities. I quite like it I must say. I even use iTunes on daily basis. Unfortunately because of its flexibility QuickTime seams to allow execution of malicious content in a form of JavaScript from media files such as mp3, mp4, m4a and everything else that is supported. The article can be found at the link above. -- pdp (architect) http://www.gnucitizen.org


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