About Security Update 2013-003

This document describes the security content of Security Update 2013-003.

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Security Update 2013-003

  • QuickTime

    Available for: Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X Server 10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4

    Impact: Playing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A buffer overflow existed in the handling of Sorenson encoded movie files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2013-1019 : Tom Gallagher (Microsoft) & Paul Bates (Microsoft) working with HP's Zero Day Initiative

  • QuickTime

    Available for: Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X Server 10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4

    Impact: Playing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A buffer overflow existed in the handling of H.264 encoded movie files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2013-1018 : G. Geshev working with HP's Zero Day Initiative

  • QuickTime

    Available for: Mac OS X 10.6.8, Mac OS X Server 10.6.8, OS X Lion v10.7.5, OS X Lion Server v10.7.5, OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.4

    Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A buffer underflow existed in the handling of 'mvhd' atoms. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2013-1022 : Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod working with HP's Zero Day Initiative

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