Summary
Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs has discovered an integer overflow vulnerability in Apple QuickTime Player.
Solutions
FortiGuard Labs released the following FortiGate IPS signature which covers this specific vulnerability:
Apple.QuickTime.Player.Unspecified.Integer.Overflow
Released
Nov 09, 2010
Users should apply the solution provided by Apple.
Additional Information
The vulnerability exists due to improper bounds checking, which is located in Quicktime.qts. Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
Acknowledgement
Honggang Ren of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs
IPS Subscription
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