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                     Secunia Research 02/06/2009

       - Apple QuickTime MS ADPCM Encoding Buffer Overflow -

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Table of Contents

Affected Software....................................................1
Severity.............................................................2
Vendor's Description of Software.....................................3
Description of Vulnerability.........................................4
Solution.............................................................5
Time Table...........................................................6
Credits..............................................................7
References...........................................................8
About Secunia........................................................9
Verification........................................................10

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1) Affected Software 

* Apple QuickTime version 7.6

NOTE: Other versions may also be affected.

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2) Severity 

Rating: Highly critical 
Impact: System access
Where:  Remote

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3) Vendor's Description of Software 

"Whether you are creating content for delivery on cell phones, 
broadcast or the Internet, or a software developer looking to take 
your application to the next level, QuickTime provides the most 
comprehensive platform in the industry."

Product Link:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

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4) Description of Vulnerability

Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in Apple QuickTime, 
which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's 
system.

The vulnerability is caused by an error in the processing of MS ADPCM
encoded audio data. This can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer
overflow via a specially crafted AVI file.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

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5) Solution 

Update to version 7.6.2.

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6) Time Table 

04/02/2009 - Vendor notified.
05/02/2009 - Vendor response.
25/05/2009 - Status update requested.
26/05/2009 - Vendor provides status update.
02/06/2009 - Public disclosure.

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7) Credits 

Discovered by Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.

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8) References

The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned
CVE-2009-0185 for the vulnerability.

Apple:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3591

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10) Verification 

Please verify this advisory by visiting the Secunia website:
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