Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file that…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file that triggers the overflow in the ReadBMP function. NOTE: this issue was originally included as item 3 in CVE-2006-1983, but it has been given a separate identifier because it is a distinct issue.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

7.0% · top 5.8% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

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

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• 20069 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 24820 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2006-05-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 1016067 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• quicktime-bmp-bo(26402) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• TA06-132B (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x27-advisory.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 17953 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• ADV-2006-1778 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2006-2238](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2006-2238.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2006-2238)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 17:43 UTC.