MEDIUM
The Sorenson codec in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5, and in CoreMedia in iOS before 6, accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with Sorenson encoding
Published Sep 20, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.90%
Description
The Sorenson codec in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5, and in CoreMedia in iOS before 6, accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with Sorenson encoding.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- ≤ 10.7.4
- 10.0
- 10.0.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.0.4
- 10.1
- 10.1.0
- 10.1.1
- 10.1.2
- 10.1.3
- 10.1.4
- 10.1.5
- 10.2
- 10.2.0
- 10.2.1
- 10.2.2
- 10.2.3
- 10.2.4
- 10.2.5
- 10.2.6
- 10.2.7
- 10.2.8
- 10.3
- 10.3.0
- 10.3.1
- 10.3.2
- 10.3.3
- 10.3.4
- 10.3.5
- 10.3.6
- 10.3.7
- 10.3.8
- 10.3.9
- 10.4
- 10.4.0
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
- 10.4.11
- 10.5
- 10.5.0
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
- 10.5.4
- 10.5.5
- 10.5.6
- 10.5.7
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.1
- 10.6.2
- 10.6.3
- 10.6.4
- 10.6.5
- 10.6.6
- 10.6.7
- 10.6.8
- 10.7.0
- 10.7.1
- 10.7.2
- 10.7.3
Configuration 2
OR
- ≤ 10.7.4
- 10.0
- 10.0.0
- 10.0.1
- 10.0.2
- 10.0.3
- 10.0.4
- 10.1
- 10.1.0
- 10.1.1
- 10.1.2
- 10.1.3
- 10.1.4
- 10.1.5
- 10.2
- 10.2.0
- 10.2.1
- 10.2.2
- 10.2.3
- 10.2.4
- 10.2.5
- 10.2.6
- 10.2.7
- 10.2.8
- 10.3
- 10.3.0
- 10.3.1
- 10.3.2
- 10.3.3
- 10.3.4
- 10.3.5
- 10.3.6
- 10.3.7
- 10.3.8
- 10.3.9
- 10.4
- 10.4.0
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4.9
- 10.4.10
- 10.4.11
- 10.5
- 10.5.0
- 10.5.1
- 10.5.2
- 10.5.3
- 10.5.4
- 10.5.5
- 10.5.6
- 10.5.7
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.1
- 10.6.2
- 10.6.3
- 10.6.4
- 10.6.5
- 10.6.6
- 10.6.7
- 10.6.8
- 10.7.0
- 10.7.1
- 10.7.2
- 10.7.3
Configuration 3
OR
- ≤ 5.1.1
- 1.0.0
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 2.0
- 2.0.1
- 2.0.2
- 2.1
- 2.1.1
- 2.2
- 2.2.1
- 3.0
- 3.0.1
- 3.1
- 3.1.2
- 3.1.3
- 3.2
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 4.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.1
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.5
- 4.2.8
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
- 4.3.2
- 4.3.3
- 4.3.5
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.1
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
2.90% 0.02905
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02905
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02905) | 86.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.90% (0.02905) | 85.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.12% (0.02122) | 82.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.25% (0.03252) | 78.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.12% (0.02122) | 82.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.85% (0.01851) | 88.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2024 | 1.85% (0.01851) | 88.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01479) | 84.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.26% (0.03261) | 84.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 1, 2022 | 3.26% (0.03261) | 82.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.12% (0.03124) | 82.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.12% (0.03124) | 64.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78715 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78715 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Sep 20, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jun 19, 2012
Link CVE-2012-3722
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a