CVE-2008-4116 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime when processing malicious media files or web tags.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-4116?
CVE-2008-4116 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Itunes, published on 17 Sep 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime tag (1) on a web page or embedded in a (2) .mp4 or (3) .mov file, possibly related to the Check_stack_cookie function and an off-by-one error that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4116?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Itunes, Apple Quicktime.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-4116 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-4116 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Itunes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m59p-cghj-96qg.