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ESB-2009.0081 -- [Win] -- QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component

Date: 22 January 2009

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                          ESB-2009.0081 -- [Win]
                    QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component
                              22 January 2009

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component
Publisher:            Apple
Operating System:     Windows
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2009-0008

Original Bulletin:    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3404

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APPLE-SA-2009-01-21 QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component

The QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component for Windows is now available
and addresses the following issue:

CVE-ID:  CVE-2009-0008

Available for:  Windows Vista, XP SP2 and SP3

Impact:  Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an
unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

Description:  An input validation issue exists in the QuickTime
MPEG-2 Playback Component for Windows. Accessing a maliciously
crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination
or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by
performing additional validation of MPEG-2 files. This issue does not
affect systems running Mac OS X. Credit to Richard Lemon of Code
Lemon for reporting this issue.

The QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component is not installed by default,
and is provided separately from QuickTime. Details are available via
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/ Users who have paid for and
downloaded an earlier version of the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback
Component from the Apple Store may download the updated version for
free.

The steps to determine that a system has the updated version are
listed at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381.
The version number of the updated QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback
Component for Windows is 7.60.92.0.

Information will also be posted to the Apple Security Updates
web site: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

This message is signed with Apple's Product Security PGP key,
and details are available at:
http://www.apple.com/support/security/pgp/


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