Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime tag (1) on a web page or embedded in a (2) .mp4 or (3) .mov file, possibly related to the Check_stack_cookie function and an off-by-one error that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow
Published Sep 17, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 11.62%
Description
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime tag (1) on a web page or embedded in a (2) .mp4 or (3) .mov file, possibly related to the Check_stack_cookie function and an off-by-one error that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 11.62% (0.11621) | 95.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 11.62% (0.11621) | 95.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 9.68% (0.09680) | 92.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.90% (0.11899) | 93.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 21.21% (0.21207) | 92.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 11.90% (0.11899) | 92.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.14% (0.08139) | 91.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.65% (0.08654) | 94.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 8, 2024 | 8.65% (0.08654) | 94.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 6.81% (0.06810) | 93.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 6.54% (0.06538) | 93.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 7.76% (0.07763) | 93.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.49% (0.06486) | 92.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 8.90% (0.08900) | 93.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.90% (0.08900) | 93.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.90% (0.08900) | 82.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4270 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31212 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45311 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5936 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6113 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7995 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6471 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4270 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31212 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45311 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5936 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6113 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7995 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6471 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
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