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> QuickTime vuln - unpatched
AplusWebMaster
post May 22 2009, 04:16 AM
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FYI...

QuickTime vuln - unpatched
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35091/
Release Date: 2009-05-22
Critical: Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Unpatched
Software: Apple QuickTime 7.x ...
... The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the processing of "0x77" tags within PICT images, which can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow when the user opens a specially crafted PICT image or visits a malicious web site...
Solution: Do not browse untrusted web sites. Do not open files from untrusted sources..."

Fix/patch released:
- http://forums.whatthetech.com/index.php?s=...st&p=564253
2009-06-01

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This post has been edited by AplusWebMaster: Jun 2 2009, 06:10 AM
Reason for edit: Added link to patch release...
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