14 DAY TRIAL // The Cupertino company Apple, the famous creator of Mac OS X, has released a new update for QuickTime which is supposed to correct all the reported glitches and keep the users protected while using the application. The version 7.3.1.70 was rolled out yesterday, coming as a 20.3 MB download package. In case you've missed the news, a RTSP vulnerability was discovered in the QuickTime versions prior to 7.3, all the users being now urged to install the latest release.
"A buffer overflow exists in QuickTime's handling of Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) headers. By enticing a user to view a maliciously crafted RTSP movie, an attacker may cause an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This update addresses the issue by ensuring that the destination buffer is sized to contain the data", it is mentioned in the advisory released by SANS.
The flaw affected most versions of QuickTime, including Mac OS X 10.3.9, Mac OS X 10.4.9, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), Windows Vista and Windows XP.
QuickTime has always been a popular application, no matter it has been used on Mac OS X or Windows platforms. QuickTime can be used to open numerous file formats, such as MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, AAC, as well as several image formats including JPEG, BMP, PICT, PNG and GIF. At this time, the Windows version of QuickTime has no less than 82,293 downloads, which underlines the popularity of the Apple application among the Internet consumers. The Mac version has recorded 'only' 21,851 hits since it was first posted on our website.
If you want to download this latest release of QuickTime, you can take them straight from Softpedia. The Windows version is available here while the Mac flavor can also be found on our website on this link.