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Quicktime < 7.0.1

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Check for Quicktime 7.0.1 Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote Mac OS X host is running a version of Quicktime 7 which is older than Quicktime 7.0.1 The remote version of this software is vulnerable to an information disclosure flaw when handling Quartz Composer files which may leak data to an arbitrary web location. To exploit this flaw, a possible hacker would need to lure a user on the remote host into viewing a specially crafted Quartz Composer object. Solution : Install Quicktime 7.0.1 See also : http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/8642 Network Security Threat Level: Medium Networks Security ID: 13603 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Tenable Network Security

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