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CVE-2006-4965
Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks…
Medium5.0EPSS 13.4%
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- mitre
Description
Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that identifies resources outside of the original domain. NOTE: as of 20070912, this issue has been demonstrated by using instances of Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile and Components.interfaces.nsIProcess to execute arbitrary local files within Firefox and possibly Internet Explorer.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.4% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (15)
- 1631 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- VU#751808 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 27414 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070912 0DAY: QuickTime pwns Firefox (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1018687 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-mp3-files/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20061207 New MySpace worm could be on its way (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-03-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3155 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20138 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20060920 Backdooring MP3 files (plus QuickTime issues and Cross-context Scripting) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305149 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/0day-quicktime-pwns-firefox (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 22048 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/myspace-quicktime-worm-follow-up (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- 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)
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