CVE-2008-5406 — Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0.2.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a MOV file with "long arguments," related to an "off by one overflow."

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Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0.2.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a MOV file with "long arguments," related to an "off by one overflow."

Published Dec 9, 2008

9.3

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 9.73%

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0.2.20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a MOV file with "long arguments," related to an "off by one overflow."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

9.73% 0.09734

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.09734

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 (13 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	9.73% (0.09734)	95.38th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	9.73% (0.09734)	94.89th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jan 29, 2026	5.98% (0.05984)	90.42th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	7.05% (0.07049)	90.62th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	12.87% (0.12874)	90.05th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	6.78% (0.06775)	90.61th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	4.73% (0.04729)	92.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 7, 2024	4.54% (0.04535)	92.33th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 4, 2024	2.89% (0.02894)	90.49th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	2.06% (0.02062)	87.24th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	5.75% (0.05745)	90.34th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	5.75% (0.05745)	89.40th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	5.75% (0.05745)	77.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (4)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4704
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32540
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46984
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7296
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4704		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32540		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46984		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7296		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Dec 9, 2008

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Dec 8, 2008

Link CVE-2008-5406

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2008-5406

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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