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CVE-2010-0526
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickTimeMPEG.qtx in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
Medium4.3EPSS 4.8%
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- Updated
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- apple
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickTimeMPEG.qtx in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted genl atom in a QuickTime movie file with MPEG encoding, which is not properly handled during decompression.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.8% · top 8.1% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 20100402 ZDI-10-045: Apple QuickTime MPEG-1 genl Atom Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-045 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6927 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-035 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2010-03-30-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20100402 ZDI-10-035: Apple QuickTime genl Atom Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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