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Apple QuickTime contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the way it handles the RTSP Content-Type header. This vulnerability may be exploited by specially crafted RTSP stream protocol

Live Example

• GNUcitizen- Backdooring QuickTime Movies
• Apple QuickTime redirection to the RTSP exploit

Elia Florio (Symantec) wrap a good introduction post regarding QuickTime 0 day Exploit.

Known Vulnerabilities Proof of concept (milw0rm).

• Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response Content-Type Header Stack Buffer Overflow exploit
• Apple QuickTime Remote stack rewrite exploit for Internet Explorer 6 & 7
• Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 RTSP Response Universal Exploit (IE7/FF/Opera)
• Apple Quicktime (Vista/XP Sp2 RTSP RESPONSE) Code Exec Exploit

Workarounds

You may try the following workarounds [...]