Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-7092 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability in Apple Quicktime

047910
CVSS 6.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
LOW
Integrity impact
LOW
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
apple
CWE-119
nessus
NVD
Published: 2016-01-09
Updated: 2024-11-21

Summary

Apple QuickTime before 7.7.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted TXXX frame within an ID3 tag in MP3 data in a movie file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7085, CVE-2015-7086, CVE-2015-7087, CVE-2015-7088, CVE-2015-7089, CVE-2015-7090, CVE-2015-7091, and CVE-2015-7117.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Apple
133

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.

Nessus

NASL familyWindows
NASL idQUICKTIME_779.NASL
descriptionThe version of Apple QuickTime installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 7.7.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these, via a crafted movie file, to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through memory corruption.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id87848
published2016-01-11
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2016-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/87848
titleApple QuickTime < 7.7.9 Multiple RCE (Windows)

References