Vulnerabilities > CVE-2007-6166 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Apple Quicktime and Safari
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE Integrity impact
COMPLETE Availability impact
COMPLETE Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
- Overflow Buffers Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
- Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
- MIME Conversion An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.
Exploit-Db
description Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 RTSP BOF (Perl). CVE-2007-6166. Remote exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:11027 last seen 2016-02-01 modified 2010-01-06 published 2010-01-06 reporter jacky source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/11027/ title Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 RTSP BoF Perl description Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 RTSP Response Universal Exploit (IE7/FF/Opera). CVE-2007-6166. Remote exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:4657 last seen 2016-01-31 modified 2007-11-26 published 2007-11-26 reporter muts source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/4657/ title Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RTSP Response Universal Exploit IE7/FF/Opera description Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow. CVE-2007-6166. Remote exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:16424 last seen 2016-02-01 modified 2010-05-09 published 2010-05-09 reporter metasploit source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/16424/ title Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow description MacOS X QuickTime RTSP Content-Type Overflow. CVE-2007-6166. Remote exploit for osx platform id EDB-ID:16873 last seen 2016-02-02 modified 2010-10-09 published 2010-10-09 reporter metasploit source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/16873/ title MacOS X QuickTime RTSP Content-Type Overflow description Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 RTSP Response Remote SEH Overwrite PoC. CVE-2007-6166. Dos exploits for multiple platform file exploits/multiple/dos/4648.py id EDB-ID:4648 last seen 2016-01-31 modified 2007-11-23 platform multiple port published 2007-11-23 reporter h07 source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/4648/ title Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 RTSP Response Remote SEH Overwrite PoC type dos description Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 RSTP Response Code Exec Exploit (Vista/XP). CVE-2007-6166. Remote exploit for windows platform id EDB-ID:4651 last seen 2016-01-31 modified 2007-11-24 published 2007-11-24 reporter InTeL source https://www.exploit-db.com/download/4651/ title Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RSTP Response Code Execution Exploit Vista/XP id EDB-ID:6013
Metasploit
description No module description id MSF:EXPLOIT/OSX/RTSP/QUICKTIME_RTSP_CONTENT_TYPE last seen 2020-06-12 modified 2017-07-24 published 2009-03-18 references https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6166 reporter Rapid7 source https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/osx/rtsp/quicktime_rtsp_content_type.rb title MacOS X QuickTime RTSP Content-Type Overflow description This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.3. By sending an overly long RTSP response to a client, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. id MSF:EXPLOIT/WINDOWS/MISC/APPLE_QUICKTIME_RTSP_RESPONSE last seen 2020-03-20 modified 2017-07-24 published 2007-11-26 references https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6166 reporter Rapid7 source https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/exploits/windows/misc/apple_quicktime_rtsp_response.rb title Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow
Nessus
NASL family Windows NASL id QUICKTIME_731.NASL description The version of QuickTime installed on the remote Windows host is older than 7.3.1. Such versions contain several vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host if he can trick the user to open a specially crafted RTSP movie, QTL file, or Flash media file with QuickTime. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 29698 published 2007-12-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/29698 title QuickTime < 7.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(29698); script_version("1.18"); script_cve_id("CVE-2007-4706", "CVE-2007-4707", "CVE-2007-6166"); script_bugtraq_id(26549, 26866, 26868); script_name(english:"QuickTime < 7.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)"); script_summary(english:"Checks version of QuickTime on Windows"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities." ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of QuickTime installed on the remote Windows host is older than 7.3.1. Such versions contain several vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host if he can trick the user to open a specially crafted RTSP movie, QTL file, or Flash media file with QuickTime." ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Either use QuickTime's Software Update preference to upgrade to the latest version or manually upgrade to QuickTime 7.3.1 or later." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS'); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2007/12/14"); 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_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"Windows"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_dependencies("quicktime_installed.nasl"); script_require_keys("SMB/QuickTime/Version"); exit(0); } # ver = get_kb_item("SMB/QuickTime/Version"); if (isnull(ver)) exit(0); iver = split(ver, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); for (i=0; i<max_index(iver); i++) iver[i] = int(iver[i]); if ( iver[0] < 7 || ( iver[0] == 7 && ( iver[1] < 3 || (iver[1] == 3 && iver[2] < 1) ) ) ) { report = string( "Version ", ver, " of QuickTime is currently installed\n", "on the remote host.\n" ); security_hole(port:get_kb_item("SMB/transport"), extra:report); }
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOSX_QUICKTIME731.NASL description The version of QuickTime installed on the remote Mac OS X host is older than 7.3.1. Such versions contain several vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host if he can trick the user to open a specially crafted RTSP movie, QTL file, or Flash media file with QuickTime. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 29699 published 2007-12-14 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/29699 title QuickTime < 7.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # if ( ! defined_func("bn_random") ) exit(0); include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(29699); script_version("1.19"); script_cve_id("CVE-2007-4706", "CVE-2007-4707", "CVE-2007-6166"); script_bugtraq_id(26549, 26866, 26868); script_name(english:"QuickTime < 7.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)"); script_summary(english:"Checks version of QuickTime on Mac OS X"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Mac OS X host contains an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities." ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of QuickTime installed on the remote Mac OS X host is older than 7.3.1. Such versions contain several vulnerabilities that may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host if he can trick the user to open a specially crafted RTSP movie, QTL file, or Flash media file with QuickTime." ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html" ); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Either use QuickTime's Software Update preference to upgrade to the latest version or manually upgrade to QuickTime 7.3.1 or later." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS'); script_cwe_id(119); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2007/12/14"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value: "2007/12/13"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14 1:59:35"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apple:quicktime"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_dependencies("macosx_Quicktime652.nasl"); script_require_keys("MacOSX/QuickTime/Version"); exit(0); } # ver = get_kb_item("MacOSX/QuickTime/Version"); if (! ver ) exit(0); version = split(ver, sep:'.', keep:FALSE); if ( (int(version[0]) < 7) || (int(version[0]) == 7 && int(version[1]) < 3 ) || (int(version[0]) == 7 && int(version[1]) == 3 && int(version[2]) < 1) ) security_hole(0);
NASL family Gentoo Local Security Checks NASL id GENTOO_GLSA-200803-08.NASL description The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200803-08 (Win32 binary codecs: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple buffer overflow, heap overflow, and integer overflow vulnerabilities were discovered in the Quicktime plugin when processing MOV, FLC, SGI, H.264 and FPX files. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted video file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 31383 published 2008-03-07 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31383 title GLSA-200803-08 : Win32 binary codecs: Multiple vulnerabilities code #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502 # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were # extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200803-08. # # The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc. # and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike # license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(31383); script_version("1.19"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:44"); script_cve_id("CVE-2006-4382", "CVE-2006-4384", "CVE-2006-4385", "CVE-2006-4386", "CVE-2006-4388", "CVE-2006-4389", "CVE-2007-4674", "CVE-2007-6166"); script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200803-08"); script_name(english:"GLSA-200803-08 : Win32 binary codecs: Multiple vulnerabilities"); script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg"); script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value: "The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value: "The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200803-08 (Win32 binary codecs: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple buffer overflow, heap overflow, and integer overflow vulnerabilities were discovered in the Quicktime plugin when processing MOV, FLC, SGI, H.264 and FPX files. Impact : A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted video file, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time." ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200803-08" ); script_set_attribute( attribute:"solution", value: "All Win32 binary codecs users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=media-libs/win32codecs-20071007-r2' Note: Since no updated binary versions have been released, the Quicktime libraries have been removed from the package. Please use the free alternative Quicktime implementations within VLC, MPlayer or Xine for playback." ); script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow'); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS'); script_cwe_id(119, 189); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:win32codecs"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/03/04"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/03/07"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2006/09/12"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc."); script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks"); script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl"); script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list"); exit(0); } include("audit.inc"); include("global_settings.inc"); include("qpkg.inc"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo"); if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING); flag = 0; if (qpkg_check(package:"media-libs/win32codecs", unaffected:make_list("ge 20071007-r2"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 20071007-r2"))) flag++; if (flag) { if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get()); else security_hole(0); exit(0); } else { tested = qpkg_tests_get(); if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested); else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Win32 binary codecs"); }
Packetstorm
data source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/download/83037/apple_quicktime_rtsp_response.rb.txt |
id | PACKETSTORM:83037 |
last seen | 2016-12-05 |
published | 2009-11-26 |
reporter | MC |
source | https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/83037/Apple-QuickTime-7.3-RTSP-Response-Header-Buffer-Overflow.html |
title | Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow |
Saint
bid | 26549 |
description | QuickTime RTSP Content-Type header buffer overflow |
id | misc_quicktime |
osvdb | 40876 |
title | quicktime_rtsp_content_type |
type | client |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27755
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29182
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3410
- http://www.beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26549
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26560
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018989
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-334A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3984
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4648
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6013