libquicktime 'quicktime_read_ftyp' function denial of service vulnerability

libquicktime is a library for reading and writing files in quicktime, avi and mp4 formats. A security vulnerability exists in the 'quicktimereadftyp' function in the ftyp.c file in libquicktime version 1.2.4. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service with the help of...