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

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
apple
nessus
NVD
Published: 2003-04-02
Updated: 2018-10-19

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"));

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