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Quicktime player/plug-in Heap overflow

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Acertains the version of QuickTime Player/Plug-in

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is using QuickTime, a popular media player/Plug-in
which handles many Media files.

This version has a Heap overflow which may permit a possible hacker
to execute arbitrary code on this host, with the rights of the user
running QuickTime.

More Info: http://eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20040502.html

Solution : Uninstall this software or upgrade to version 6.5.1 or higher.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 10257

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Jeff Adams

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