Heap-based buffer overflow in quickTime.qts in Apple QuickTime before 7.4.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in quickTime.qts in Apple QuickTime before 7.4.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted PICT image file with Kodak encoding, related to error checking and error messages.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.9% · top 5.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.

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)

• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1241 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-017 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• TA08-094A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
• ADV-2008-1078 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 28583 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20080403 ZDI-08-017: Apple QuickTime Kodak Encoding Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• quicktime-pictimage-bo(41610) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 1019764 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 29650 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 08:08 UTC.