CVE-2008-4116 Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime...
HighCVSS 9.3
EPSS 11.6%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
Description
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime tag (1) on a web page or embedded in a (2) .mp4 or (3) .mov file, possibly related to the Check_stack_cookie function and an off-by-one error that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apple itunes | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
| apple quicktime | = 7.5.5 | No fix listed |
References
- 4270 third-party-advisory
- 31212 vdb-entry
- quicktime-itunes-checkstackcookie-bo(45311) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5936 signature vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6113 signature vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7995 signature vdb-entry
- 6471 exploit