Quicktime for Windows update brings host of security fixes

Apple on Tuesday released Quicktime 7.7.2 for Windows PCs to fix a total of 17 security vulnerabilities, most of which don't affect Mac users as patches were included in OS X software updates.

The issues addressed pertain only to computers running Windows 7, Vista or XP with service pack 2 or later, with 14 of the 17 flaws credited to research involving HP's Zero Day Initiative.

Many of the fixes in Quicktime 7.7.2 had to do with heap, buffer, stack and integer overflows when viewing maliciously coded files, while others dealt with memory corruption and file handling issues. All of the bugs caused unexpected program termination, arbitrary code execution, or both, though none were reported to have been exploited.

The Zero Day Initiative, founded by TippingPoint which is now part of HP, pays a bounty for independent researchers to find bugs which are subsequently passed along to software makers for resolution.

More information about the specific flaws can be found through Apple's Quicktime 7.7.2 support page while the Windows-only update can be downloaded here.

8 Comments

tallest skil 43086 comments · 14 Years

About 12 years ago

Hey, Apple, why not just clean up QuickTime X and release a better version for Windows and OS X? Just finish dropping off all the features of QuickTime 7 Pro into QuickTime X, fix the few display bugs it still has, and push it to Windows and OS X.

It'd be the cleanest, slimmest video player on Windows, that's for sure.

gtr 3231 comments · 13 Years

Is it just me, or can anybody else actually see the dust settling on this thread?

hittrj01 753 comments · 16 Years

[quote name="Tallest Skil" url="/t/150098/quicktime-for-windows-update-brings-host-of-security-fixes#post_2110738"]Hey, Apple, why not just clean up QuickTime X and release a better version for Windows and OS X? Just finish dropping off all the features of QuickTime 7 Pro into QuickTime X, fix the few display bugs it still has, and push it to Windows and OS X. It'd be the cleanest, slimmest video player on Windows, that's for sure. [/quote] I love Apple as much as the next guy, but VLC on Windows is by far the best video player for that platform. Not a single format I've thrown at it that it cants handle, and uses a very minimal amount of memory.

chabig 641 comments · 20 Years

I'm sure we'll see new Quicktime X improvements in Mountain Lion.

vandil 187 comments · 15 Years

QuickTime for Windows is kind of a joke. Have it for whatever subsystems that are needed for iTunes media playback and let it be. Windows users have has Media Player Classic, VLC, and a ton of other media players at their disposal for years.

QuickTime for Mac, however, is great. Well, at least the old QuickTime Player 7. I've had a Pro license for many years. QuickTime X is a rewrite that's missing many of the features I love and dumbed down many of the features it shares with QTP7. QuickTime X does have its uses, though.