MEDIUM
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compressed PICT image, which triggers the overflow during decoding
Published Jan 16, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.61%
Description
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compressed PICT image, which triggers the overflow during decoding.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.61% 0.04614
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04614
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.61% (0.04614) | 91.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.61% (0.04614) | 90.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 12.97% (0.12973) | 93.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.71% (0.14708) | 93.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.72% (0.07719) | 86.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 15.39% (0.15394) | 94.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.88% (0.08877) | 94.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2024 | 8.59% (0.08591) | 94.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2024 | 7.42% (0.07425) | 94.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 6, 2024 | 7.18% (0.07180) | 93.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 11, 2023 | 5.22% (0.05219) | 92.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 5.23% (0.05231) | 91.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.33% (0.05332) | 91.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.17% (0.09174) | 94.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.17% (0.09174) | 93.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.17% (0.09174) | 86.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307301 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Jan/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28502 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31034 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27300 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019221 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-016A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0148 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2064/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39698 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307301 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Jan/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28502 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31034 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27300 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019221 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-016A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0148 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2064/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39698 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 16, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 3, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0036
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a