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Ubuntu: USN-4545-1 (CVE-2017-9127): libquicktime vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-4545-1 (CVE-2017-9127): libquicktime vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/12/2017
Created
09/28/2020
Added
09/26/2020
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

The quicktime_user_atoms_read_atom function in useratoms.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-libquicktime2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-quicktime-utils
  • ubuntu-upgrade-quicktime-x11utils

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