CVE-2007-6166

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Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.84254

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EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
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Public exploit or PoC is available
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

apple quicktime<= 7.3
apple quicktimeall versions
apple safariall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

remoteApple QuickTime (Mac OSX) - RTSP Content-Type Overflow (Metasploit)verified
remoteApple QuickTime 7.3 - RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)verified
remoteApple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RTSP Buffer Overflowverified
remoteApple Safari / QuickTime 7.3 - RTSP Content-Type Remote Buffer Overflowverified
remoteApple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RSTP Response Universalverified
remoteApple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 (Internet Explorer 7 / Firefox / Opera) - RTSP Response Universalverified
remoteApple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 (Windows Vista/XP) - RSTP Response Code Executionverified
dosApple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RTSP Response Remote Overwrite (SEH)verified
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 4648www.exploit-db.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 6013www.exploit-db.com

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Scoring & Timeline

9.3

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Published to NVD29 Nov 2007 · 01:46 AM

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/27755Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/29182Vendor Advisory

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3410

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http://www.beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761US Government Resource

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26549

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26560

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018989

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-334A.htmlUS Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3984Vendor Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604

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