About the security content of QuickTime 7.6.7

  • Last Modified: August 12, 2010
  • Article: HT4290

Summary

This document describes the security content of QuickTime 7.6.7.

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Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information.

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Products Affected

QuickTime 7 (Windows), Product Security

QuickTime 7.6.7

  • QuickTime

    CVE-ID: CVE-2010-1799

    Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

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

    Description: A stack buffer overflow exists in QuickTime's error logging. Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed by disabling debug logging. This issue does not affect Mac OS X systems.

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