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>> Apple QuickTime and iTunes QuickTime.qts Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : Apple QuickTime and iTunes QuickTime.qts Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-3012
CVE ID : CVE-2005-4092
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-12-21
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A vulnerability has been identified in Apple QuickTime and iTunes, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to a heap overflow error when processing malformed ".mov" files, which could be exploited by remote attackers to take complete control of an affected system by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted Web page.
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Tom Ferris and Karl Lynn
ChangeLog
2005-12-21 : Initial release
2006-01-10 : Updated Description and Solution
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