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CVE-2009-0955

Apple QuickTime before 7.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application

Apple QuickTime before 7.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted image description atoms in an Apple video file, related to a "sign extension issue.".

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.23012
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
apple quicktime<= 7.6.1
apple quicktimeall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
dosApple QuickTime - Image Description Atom Sign Extension (PoC)verified
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD02 Jun 2009 · 06:30 PM
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References & Sources

9
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00000.htmlVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/54874
http://secunia.com/advisories/35091Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3591PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35166Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022314
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