QuickTime 7.1.6 delivers support for timecode and closed captioning display in QuickTime Player, addresses a critical security issue in QuickTime for Java, as well as numerous bug fixes.
This update is recommended for all QuickTime 7 users.
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QuickTime 7.1.6 Update
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2175
Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9, Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000 SP4
Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to arbitrary code execution
Description: An implementation issue exists in QuickTime for Java, which may allow reading or writing out of the bounds of the allocated heap. By enticing a user to visit a web page containing a maliciously-crafted Java applet, an attacker can trigger the issue which may lead to arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by performing additional bounds checking when creating QTPointerRef objects. Credit to Dino Dai Zovi working with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue.
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Quicktime’s update for the vulnerability discovered at CanSecWest came out today. Yes, this is the now-infamous Java/Quicktime/Browser vulnerability that Dino Dai Zovi discovered during the “pwn-2-own” contest, that TippingPoint bought for 10,000 dollars for their Zero-Day initiative. [2]
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[1] About the security content of QuickTime 7.1.6 [Apple]
[2] Quicktime patches up to 7.1.6 [SANS]
[3] Details on Dino’s QuickTime Advisory (With Code Snippet) [Matasano Chargen]
[4] AL-2007.0052 — [Win][Mac][OSX] — APPLE-SA-2007-05-01 QuickTime 7.1.6 [AUSCERT]
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