An update to QuickTime 7 for Mac OS X 10.5 and Windows is now available from Cupertino, Softpedia is proud to inform. A release focused on patching several vulnerabilities found in the media. Apple QuickTime 7.7 - For Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users only. Download the latest versions of the best Mac apps at safe and trusted MacUpdate Download, install, or update Apple QuickTime for Mac from MacUpdate.

Apple today released QuickTime 7.5 for Mac and Windows which improves application compatibility and addresses security issues, including: • CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1581 Available for: Windows Vista, XP SP2 Impact: Opening a maliciously crafted PICT image file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An issue in QuickTime’s handling of PixData structures when processing a PICT image may result in a heap buffer overflow. Opening a maliciously crafted PICT image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. Best mac for video rendering. This update addresses the issue through improved bounds checking.

This issue does not affect systems running Mac OS X. Credit to Dyon Balding of Secunia Research for reporting this issue. QuickTime • CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1582 Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9 – v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5 or later, Windows Vista, XP SP2 Impact: Opening a maliciously crafted AAC-encoded media content may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A memory corruption issue exists in QuickTime’s handling of AAC-encoded media content. Opening a maliciously crafted media file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation of media files. Credit to Dave Soldera of NGS Software, and Jens Alfke for reporting this issue. • CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1583 Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9 – v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5 or later, Windows Vista, XP SP2 Impact: Opening a maliciously crafted PICT image file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A heap buffer overflow exists in QuickTime’s handling of PICT images. Opening a maliciously crafted PICT image file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

This update addresses the issue through improved bounds checking. Credit to Liam O Murchu of Symantec for reporting this issue. • CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1584 Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9 – v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5 or later, Windows Vista, XP SP2 Impact: Viewing maliciously crafted Indeo video media content may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An issue in QuickTime’s handling of Indeo video codec content may result in a stack buffer overflow. Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file with Indeo video codec content may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by not rendering Indeo video codec content. Credit to an anonymous researcher working with TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue. • CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1585 Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.9, Mac OS X v10.4.9 – v10.4.11, Mac OS X v10.5 or later, Windows Vista, XP SP2 Impact: Playing maliciously crafted QuickTime content in QuickTime Player may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A URL handling issue exists in QuickTime’s handling of file: URLs.

This may allow arbitrary applications and files to be launched when a user plays maliciously crafted QuickTime content in QuickTime Player. This update addresses the issue by revealing files in Finder or Windows Explorer rather than launching them. Credit to Vinoo Thomas and Rahul Mohandas of McAfee Avert Labs, and Petko D. (pdp) Petkov of GNUCITIZEN working with TippingPoint’s Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue. More info and download links: • • • – [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Jim – TIV” for the heads up.].