-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ZDI-12-130 : Apple QuickTime Player MP4A Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-130 August 3, 2012 - -- CVE ID: CVE-2011-3458 - -- CVSS: 7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - -- Affected Vendors: Apple - -- Affected Products: Apple QuickTime - -- Vulnerability Details: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple QuickTime Player. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within how the application parses a header containing codec-specific data. When handling an error case, the application will forget to initialize a pointer which will later be used in a memory operation. This can lead to code execution under the context of the application. - -- Vendor Response: Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222 - -- Disclosure Timeline: 2011-10-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2012-08-03 - Coordinated public release of advisory - -- Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by: * Luigi Auriemma * pa_kt / twitter.com/pa_kt / e1c14ba6 - -- About the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI): Established by TippingPoint, The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) represents a best-of-breed model for rewarding security researchers for responsibly disclosing discovered vulnerabilities. Researchers interested in getting paid for their security research through the ZDI can find more information and sign-up at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com The ZDI is unique in how the acquired vulnerability information is used. TippingPoint does not re-sell the vulnerability details or any exploit code. Instead, upon notifying the affected product vendor, TippingPoint provides its customers with zero day protection through its intrusion prevention technology. Explicit details regarding the specifics of the vulnerability are not exposed to any parties until an official vendor patch is publicly available. Furthermore, with the altruistic aim of helping to secure a broader user base, TippingPoint provides this vulnerability information confidentially to security vendors (including competitors) who have a vulnerability protection or mitigation product. Our vulnerability disclosure policy is available online at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/disclosure_policy/ Follow the ZDI on Twitter: http://twitter.com/thezdi -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 10.2.0 (Build 1950) Charset: utf-8 wsBVAwUBUBwq1FVtgMGTo1scAQLLhQf+Iorsy2Bs4oNOD3aHooXgTpiWxfqEjWBe UZXlPFpe4k8oOIZI6Dqt9hEZlvRELXCgIvcbQq5HMDviszmu39H+z+4Dl5bgzzFX edTpZEvI2L1TYdqplxhaT+x5qNwY3ezaSm2gRcE8fCHsSyTrLWWDFhOu+1zAZmXb wa957fwQedLDAgBH6dxEMhQd6wp8W8LGHNirwKgfKSDLBwjN0u7MDP9rK6uRvLts Vv3z8GApNmY/1cuBjivf4eRHQGZbTTpLg6tDc31OEhfCT3sf+fkQvCT5zmHkujoq NzkGpDWgzDt1q+2whej02233e6hAYh7tIKMQFrV3NvItPHGx3s3LeQ== =iQAP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----