First published: Tue Mar 30 2010(Updated: )
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickTimeAuthoring.qtx in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted FLC file, related to crafted DELTA_FLI chunks and untrusted length values in a .fli file, which are not properly handled during decompression.
Credit: product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple macOS Server | =10.6.1 | |
Apple macOS Server | =10.6.2 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.6.1 | |
Apple macOS Server | =10.6.0 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.6.0 | |
Apple iOS and macOS | =10.6.2 |
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CVE-2010-0520 has a high severity rating due to its potential for remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2010-0520, update your Apple Mac OS X to version 10.6.3 or later.
Attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by exploiting CVE-2010-0520.
CVE-2010-0520 affects Mac OS X versions 10.6.0 to 10.6.2.
CVE-2010-0520 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.