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QuickTime: arbitrary code execution via malicious PICT files (CVE-2005-2756)

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QuickTime: arbitrary code execution via malicious PICT files (CVE-2005-2756)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/05/2005
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/08/2005
Modified
10/03/2016

Description

Expansion of compressed PICT data could exceed the size of the destination buffer. The update prevents decompressed data from exceeding the destination buffer size. Credit to Piotr Bania (bania.piotr@gmail.com) for reporting this issue.

Solution(s)

  • quicktime-upgrade-7_0_3

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