CVE-2011-3458
Apple QuickTime Player MP4A Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.3 does not prevent access to uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MP4 file.
QuickTime en Apple Mac OS X antes de v10.7.3 no impide el acceso a los lugares memoria no inicializada, lo que permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección o causar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de un archivo MP4 manipulado.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Apple QuickTime Player. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.
The specific flaw exists within how the application parses a header containing codec-specific data. When handling an error case, the application will forget to initialize a pointer which will later be used in a memory operation. This can lead to code execution under the context of the application.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2011-09-13 CVE Reserved
- 2012-02-02 CVE Published
- 2023-09-02 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5261 | X_refsource_confirm |
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| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html | 2012-05-18 | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00005.html | 2012-05-18 | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 | 2012-05-18 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" | <= 10.7.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " <= 10.7.2" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" | 10.7.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.7.0" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" | 10.7.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version "10.7.1" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" | <= 10.7.2 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version " <= 10.7.2" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" | 10.7.0 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.7.0" | - |
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| Apple Search vendor "Apple" | Mac Os X Server Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" | 10.7.1 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X Server" and version "10.7.1" | - |
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