HIGH
Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message
Published Jan 11, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.40%
Description
Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
12.40% 0.12405
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12405
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 12.40% (0.12405) | 96.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.40% (0.12405) | 95.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 22, 2025 | 44.52% (0.44519) | 97.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 30, 2025 | 37.63% (0.37625) | 97.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 44.14% (0.44140) | 97.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 33.61% (0.33607) | 95.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 44.14% (0.44140) | 97.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 22, 2024 | 84.17% (0.84171) | 98.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 72.02% (0.72023) | 98.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 14, 2024 | 73.96% (0.73961) | 98.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 6, 2023 | 75.91% (0.75914) | 97.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 73.00% (0.72997) | 97.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 33.92% (0.33920) | 97.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 33.92% (0.33920) | 96.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (20)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28423 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31034 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3537 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112179 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486091/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486114/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486161/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486174/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486238/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486241/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486268/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27225 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019178 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0107 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2064/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39601 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4885 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4906 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 11, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 10, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0234
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a