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CVE-2009-0956

Apple QuickTime before 7.6.2 does not properly initialize memory before use in handling movie files, which allows remote

Apple QuickTime before 7.6.2 does not properly initialize memory before use in handling movie files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a movie containing a user data atom of size zero.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.09866
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

2
apple quicktime<= 7.6.1
apple quicktimeall versions
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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

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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.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35091Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3591PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35162Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022314
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1469PatchVendor Advisory
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