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Credit:
The information has been provided by HBelite.
The original article can be found at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-168/
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Vulnerable Systems:
* Apple Quicktime
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 the QTPlugin.ocx ActiveX control. The plugin accepts a parameter named _Marshaled_pUnk that it uses as a valid pointer. By specifying invalid values an attacker can force the application to jump to a controlled location in memory. This can be exploited to execute remote code under the context of the user running the web browser.
Patch Availability:
Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4339
CVE Information:
CVE-2010-1818
Disclosure Timeline:
2010-06-30 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
2010-08-31 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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