Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been reported in Apple QuickTime, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
Apple QuickTime Java Handling Unspecified Code Execution
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA25011
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/25011/
CRITICAL:
Highly critical
IMPACT:
System access
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
Apple QuickTime 7.x
http://secunia.com/product/5090/
Apple Quicktime 6.x
http://secunia.com/product/810/
Apple Quicktime 5.x
http://secunia.com/product/215/
Apple Quicktime 4.x
http://secunia.com/product/7923/
Apple Quicktime 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/10883/
DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Apple QuickTime, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error within the
Java handling in QuickTime. This can be exploited to execute
arbitrary code when a user visits a malicious web site using a
Java-enabled browser e.g. Safari or Firefox.
The vulnerability is reported on a Mac OS X system using Safari and
Firefox. Other browsers and platforms may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Disable Java support.
Do not browse untrusted websites.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Dino Dai Zovi
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Matasano:
http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/
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