Cara Veteran Posted July 10, 2008 Veteran Share Posted July 10, 2008 Apple TV 2.1 is now available and addresses the following issues: Apple TV CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1015 Available for: Apple TV Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An issue in the handling of data reference atoms may result in a buffer overflow. Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation of data reference atoms. Credit to Chris Ries of Carnegie Mellon University Computing Services for reporting this issue. Apple TV CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1017 Available for: Apple TV Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An issue in the parsing of 'crgn' atoms may result in a heap buffer overflow. Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved bounds checking. Credit to Sanbin Li working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue. Apple TV CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1018 Available for: Apple TV Impact: Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: An issue in the parsing of 'chan' atoms may result in a heap buffer overflow. Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved bounds checking. Credit to an anonymous researcher working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue. Apple TV CVE-ID: CVE-2008-1585 Available for: Apple TV Impact: Playing maliciously crafted QuickTime content may lead to arbitrary code execution Description: A URL handling issue exists in the handling of file: URLs. This may allow arbitrary applications and files to be launched when a user plays maliciously crafted QuickTime content. This update addresses the issue by not longer launching local applications and files. Credit to Vinoo Thomas and Rahul Mohandas of McAfee Avert Labs, and Petko D. (pdp) Petkov of GNUCITIZEN working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue. Apple TV CVE-ID: CVE-2008-0234 Available for: Apple TV Impact: Playing maliciously crafted QuickTime content may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A heap buffer overflow exists in the handling of HTTP responses when RTSP tunneling is enabled. Playing maliciously crafted QuickTime content may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved bounds checking. Apple TV CVE-ID: CVE-2008-0036 Available for: Apple TV Impact: Opening a maliciously crafted PICT image may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution Description: A buffer overflow may occur while processing a compressed PICT image. Opening a maliciously crafted compressed PICT file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by terminating decoding when the result would extend beyond the end of the destination buffer. Credit to Chris Ries of Carnegie Mellon University Computing Services for reporting this issue. Installation note: The Apple TV device will automatically check Apple's update server on its weekly schedule. When an update is detected, it will download it, verify its signature, and install it. This process may take up to a week depending on the day that the Apple TV device checks for updates. Alternatively, you may manually update your Apple TV using the TV interface by selecting Settings > Update Software. This update is only available directly to the Apple TV, and will not appear in your computer's Software Update application, or in the Apple Downloads site. To check that the Apple TV has been updated, use the TV interface: * Navigate to Settings * Select About * The Software Version after applying this update will be "2.1" * To exit the About screen to the main menu, press Menu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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