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Quicktime player buffer overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks the version of Quicktime Player Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment The remote version of the Quicktime player is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. To exploit it, a possible hacker would need a user of this host to visit a rogue webpage with a malformed link in it. He could then be able to execute arbitrary code with the rights of the user visiting the page. Solution : Upgrade to Quicktime Player version 6.1 or later. Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: 7247 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2003-2007 Tenable Network Security

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