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Apple QuickTime heap overflow in malicous BMP files

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Apple QuickTime heap overflow in malicous BMP files

Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/27/2005
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/04/2012
Modified
07/16/2012

Description

Flaws in decoding the BMP image type could overwrite heap memory and potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code hidden in an image.

Solution(s)

  • quicktime-upgrade-6_5_2

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