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CVE-2012-0668

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of s

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with RLE encoding.

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 0.02249
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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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

2
apple quicktime<= 7.7.1
apple quicktimeall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

9.3
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · product-security@apple.com
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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 NVD16 May 2012 · 10:12 AM
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References & Sources

7
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/2012/May/msg00005.htmlVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5261Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53579
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027065
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