Date: 22 January 2009
Click here for printable version
Click here for PGP verifiable version
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
===========================================================================
AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2009.0081 -- [Win]
QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component
22 January 2009
===========================================================================
AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
---------------------------------
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
- --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT--------------------
- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
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/
- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (Darwin)
iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJJd1MOAAoJEHkodeiKZIkBeSMIAMGOwrtv4UHlgGIwetdkZpbZ
GANeZ23lZGd1gKPORWdGFOzTRJhcFfSmJFwY35NNslut2zQ27ltB79IQ4q5Y82nO
qLrvcOtUTbzoCLA85cdr0SnWUaHRHqbsPE+ttrKowuJexQqsANVDdNVxcMjxZs2L
izQXjGM6+x8sgmdB2A9S6+32Kd2vgR10cMvoW79cmliO1b1yoCCGVYcBePw4YPZG
g4FQv3ZgC9HZaevJCQWhnBSNHvHtFKnEqobvlgB14JCmZHfzMD675WHefE4f736i
ts7KUIgtOaQhK4RgE501NEQxrSKaEmF9J+0a3NSvCmp8EAaQDqkInVAjxGTbC2k=
=IgKQ
- -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
- --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT--------------------
You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's
registration with AusCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is
maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue
receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If
you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au
and we will forward your request to the appropriate person.
NOTE: Third Party Rights
This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As
AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has had no control
over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice
contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or
organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's
site policies and procedures. AusCERT takes no responsibility for consequences
which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in
this security bulletin.
NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may
not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at
a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly
from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current.
Contact information for the authors of the original document is included
in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further
information, please contact them directly.
Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from:
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?cid=1980
If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in
any way, we encourage you to let us know by completing the secure National IT
Incident Reporting Form at:
http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3192
===========================================================================
Australian Computer Emergency Response Team
The University of Queensland
Brisbane
Qld 4072
Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au
Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031
Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417)
AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours
which are GMT+10:00 (AEST).
On call after hours for member emergencies only.
===========================================================================
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Comment: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=1967
iQCVAwUBSXf5+ih9+71yA2DNAQI1dwP/XR7myiRdVK9zODa/BEH1oWkcQORxJpM/
MPR5Gr9SmgNWaYSJSsmHOieyj0RyOlV0fxcLjC7PfCulAiwJwD7sluiSSMp5Shbd
f51zRawrCnJY1FDgaxO5R3vCOmnmIuS1RwBPmNz2Fwft00hI3ADSuzW8g7p/6z8m
WDh5prTdJPs=
=JAMi
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
|