About the security content of QuickTime 7.7.3

This document describes the security content of QuickTime 7.7.3.

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QuickTime 7.7.3

• QuickTime

  Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

  Description: A buffer overflow existed in the handling of REGION records in PICT files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

  CVE-ID

  CVE-2011-1374 : Mark Yason of the IBM X-Force

• QuickTime

  Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

  Description: A memory corruption issue existed in the handling of PICT files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

  CVE-ID

  CVE-2012-3757 : Jeremy Brown at Microsoft and Microsoft Vulnerability Research (MSVR)

• QuickTime

  Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

  Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

  Description: A use after free issue existed in the QuickTime plugin's handling of '_qtactivex_' parameters within a HTML object element. This issue was addressed through improved memory handling.

  CVE-ID

  CVE-2012-3751 : chkr_d591 working with iDefense VCP

• QuickTime

  Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

  Description: A buffer overflow existed in the handling of the transform attribute in text3GTrack elements. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

  CVE-ID

  CVE-2012-3758 : Alexander Gavrun working with HP TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative

• QuickTime

  Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

  Description: Multiple buffer overflows existed in the handling of style elements in QuickTime TeXML files. These issues were addressed through improved bounds checking.

  CVE-ID

  CVE-2012-3752 : Arezou Hosseinzad-Amirkhizi, Vulnerability Research Team, TELUS Security Labs

• QuickTime

  Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

  Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

  Description: A buffer overflow existed in the QuickTime plugin's handling of MIME types. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

  CVE-ID

  CVE-2012-3753 : Pavel Polischouk, Vulnerability Research Team, TELUS Security Labs

• QuickTime

  Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

  Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

  Description: A use after free issue existed in the QuickTime ActiveX control's handling of the Clear() method. This issue was addressed through improved memory management.

  CVE-ID

  CVE-2012-3754 : CHkr_d591 working with iDefense VCP

• QuickTime

  Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

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

  CVE-ID

  CVE-2012-3755 : Senator of Pirates

• QuickTime

  Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

  Impact: Viewing 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 'rnet' boxes in MP4 files. This issue was addressed through improved bounds checking.

  CVE-ID

  CVE-2012-3756 : Kevin Szkudlapski of QuarksLab