QuickTime 7.5 released
[Published Tuesday, June 10]
Apple has released QuickTime 7.5 in the following editions:
- QuickTime 7.5 for Leopard [56MB]
- QuickTime 7.5 for Tiger [52.8MB]
- QuickTime 7.5 for Panther [51.39MB]
Apple says the update fixes application compatibility and addresses security issues.
Opening a maliciously crafted AAC-encoded media content may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution A memory corruption issue exists in QuickTime's handling of AAC-encoded media content. Opening a maliciously crafted media file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by performing additional validation of media files.
Opening a maliciously crafted PICT image file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution A heap buffer overflow exists in QuickTime's handling of PICT images. Opening a maliciously crafted PICT image file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue through improved bounds checking.
Viewing maliciously crafted Indeo video media content may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution An issue in QuickTime's handling of Indeo video codec content may result in a stack buffer overflow. Viewing a maliciously crafted movie file with Indeo video codec content may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by not rendering Indeo video codec content.
Playing maliciously crafted QuickTime content in QuickTime Player may lead to arbitrary code execution A URL handling issue exists in QuickTime's handling of file: URLs. This may allow arbitrary applications and files to be launched when a user plays maliciously crafted QuickTime content in QuickTime Player. This update addresses the issue by revealing files in Finder or Windows Explorer rather than launching them.
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- by WiredGuy June 11, 2008 11:28 AM PDT
- It appears that 7.5 also added support for some new AVCHD video cameras (including the hot Panasonic HDC-SD9 and HDC-HS9). I can't find any documentation of the change, but it's confirmed by a number of posters on the Apple forums. My HDC-HS9 definitely works now, and it did not before.
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