>> Apple QuickTime and iTunes QuickTime.qts Code Execution Vulnerability
Title : Apple QuickTime and iTunes QuickTime.qts Code Execution Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-3012 CVE ID : CVE-2005-4092
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2005-12-21
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Apple QuickTime and iTunes, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to a heap overflow error when processing malformed ".mov" files, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected system by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted Web page.