Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player 5.x and 6.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long QuickTime…

Description

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player 5.x and 6.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long QuickTime URL.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

9.3% · top 4.6% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• 10561 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• http://www.idefense.com/advisory/03.31.03.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20030401 Fwd: QuickTime 6.1 for Windows is available (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQvendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00027.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20030401 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 03.31.03: Buffer Overflow in Windows QuickTime Player (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• VU#112553 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
• 7247 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20030331 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 03.31.03: Buffer Overflow in Windows QuickTime Player (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCHx_transferred
• quicktime-url-bo(11671) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 8 Aug 2024, 01:43 UTC.