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Quicktime < 7.0.3 (Windows)

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Check for Quicktime < 7.0.3

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote version of QuickTime may permit a possible hacker to execute
arbitrary code on the remote host.

Description :

The remote Windows host is running a version of Quicktime that is
older than Quicktime 7.0.3.

The remote version of this software is reportedly vulnerable to
various buffer overflows that may permit a possible hacker to execute
arbitrary code on the remote host by sending a malformed file to a
victim and have him open it using QuickTime player.

See also :

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302772

Solution :

Upgrade to Quicktime 7.0.3 or later.

Network Security Threat Level:

Medium / CVSS Base Score : 6
(AV:R/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/A:P/I:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 15306, 15307, 15308, 15309

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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