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iTunes and QuickTime flaw detailed
Posted by: Tweaker
Date added: 23:11, 21st December 2005 GMT
Source: C/NET News
Don't open media files from sources you don't trust--it may lead to your computer being hacked, a security researcher has warned.
Tom Ferris, an independent security researcher, has provided more details on a security flaw in Apple Computer's popular iTunes and QuickTime software that could put systems running Windows and Mac OS X at risk of attack. He first disclosed the flaw in early December.
An attacker could commandeer a vulnerable computer by tricking a user into opening a malicious ".mov" media file, the Mission Viejo, Calif.-based bug hunter said in an advisory posted on his Security-Protocols.com Web site late Tuesday.
"The vulnerability allows an attacker to cause the program to crash and could allow the execution of arbitrary code," Ferris said. "The flaw exists in all current and earlier versions of iTunes and QuickTime."
Security monitoring company Secunia rates the issue "moderately critical" while the French Security Incident Response Team, a research outfit, tags it "critical." Apple did not respond to a request seeking comment.
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