CVE-2006-4965

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2006-4965 · Published 25/09/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
quicktime apple	`= 7.1.3`	No fix yet

Description

Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that identifies resources outside of the original domain. NOTE: as of 20070912, this issue has been demonstrated by using instances of Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile and Components.interfaces.nsIProcess to execute arbitrary local files within Firefox and possibly Internet Explorer.

References

docs.info.apple.com/article.html
lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00000.html
secunia.com/advisories/22048 · Exploit
secunia.com/advisories/27414 · Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com/securityalert/1631
gnucitizen.org/blog/0day-quicktime-pwns-firefox
gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-mp3-files · Exploit
gnucitizen.org/blog/myspace-quicktime-worm-follow-up
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/751808 · US Government Resource
securityfocus.com/archive/1/446750/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/archive/1/453756/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/archive/1/479179/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/20138 · Exploit
securitytracker.com/id
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3155

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