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QuickTime: buffer overflow allows arbitrary code execution via malicious movie files (CVE-2011-3223)

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QuickTime: buffer overflow allows arbitrary code execution via malicious movie files (CVE-2011-3223)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/14/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/27/2011
Modified
01/30/2020

Description

A buffer overflow existed in QuickTime's handling of FLIC files. For OS X Lion systems, this issue is addressed in OS X Lion v10.7.2. For Mac OS X v10.6 systems, this issue is addressed in Security Update 2011-006.

Solution(s)

  • quicktime-upgrade-7_7_1

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