Vulnerabilities > CVE-2003-0168 - Unspecified vulnerability in Apple Quicktime 5.0/6.0

047910
CVSS 0.0 - NONE
Attack vector
UNKNOWN
Attack complexity
UNKNOWN
Privileges required
UNKNOWN
Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN
Integrity impact
UNKNOWN
Availability impact
UNKNOWN
apple
nessus

Summary

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player 5.x and 6.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long QuickTime URL.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Apple
2

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idQUICKTIME_PLAYER_OVERFLOW.NASL
descriptionThe remote version of the QuickTime player is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. To exploit it, an attacker would need a user of this host to visit a rogue webpage with a malformed link in it. He could then be able to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user visiting the page.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id11506
published2003-04-02
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/11506
titleQuickTime < 6.1 URL Handling Overflow (Windows)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include("compat.inc");

if(description)
{
 script_id(11506);
 script_version("1.17");

 script_cve_id("CVE-2003-0168");
 script_bugtraq_id(7247);
 
 script_name(english: "QuickTime < 6.1 URL Handling Overflow (Windows)");
 
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"Arbitrary code may be run on the remote host." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote version of the QuickTime player is vulnerable to
a buffer overflow.

To exploit it, an attacker would need a user of this host to
visit a rogue webpage with a malformed link in it. He could
then be able to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user
visiting the page." );
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to QuickTime Player version 6.1 or later." );
 script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
 script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

 script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2003/04/02");
 script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value: "2003/03/31");
 script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/25 18:58:06");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apple:quicktime");
script_end_attributes();

 script_summary(english: "Checks the version of QuickTime Player");
 script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
 script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
 script_family(english: "Windows");
 
 script_dependencies("quicktime_installed.nasl");
 script_require_keys("SMB/QuickTime/Version");

 exit(0);
}


ver = get_kb_item("SMB/QuickTime/Version");
if (ver && ver =~ "^([0-5]\.|6\.0\.)") security_hole(get_kb_item("SMB/transport"));