2007-2175 | Apple Safari QuickTime Java qtjava.dll toQTPointer memory corruption (BID-23608 / XFDB-33827)
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A vulnerability was found in Apple Safari (Web Browser) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects the function toQTPointer in the library qtjava.dll of the component QuickTime Java. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was disclosed 04/24/2007 by Dino Dai Zovi as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-2175 since 04/24/2007. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/14/2021).
It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25122 (Quicktime MacOS X Local Security Checks.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 15238. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5310.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 23608), X-Force (33827), Secunia (SA25011), SecurityTracker (ID 1017950) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-14983).
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 10.0
VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 10.0
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 25122
Nessus Name: Quicktime Nessus File: 🔍
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MetaSploit ID: qtjava_pointer.rb
MetaSploit Name: Apple QTJava toQTPointer() Arbitrary Memory Access
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Active APT Groups: 🔍Recommended: no mitigation known
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Snort ID: 15238
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07/14/2021 🔍Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Dino Dai Zovi
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-2175 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 23608
Secunia: 25011 – Apple QuickTime Java Extension "toQTPointer()" Code Execution, Highly Critical
X-Force: 33827
SecurityTracker: 1017950 – Apple QuickTime Java Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 14983 – Apple QuickTime Java Extensions Allow Remote Code Execution via Parameters to toQTPointer Method, Medium
OSVDB: 34178 – Apple QuickTime (QTJava.dll) quicktime.util.QTHandleRef toQTPointer Method Arbitrary Code Execution
Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/14/2021 12:26
Changes: (2) source_nessus_risk vulnerability_cvss2_nvd_basescore
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