Use-after-free vulnerability in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML document with a crafted _qtactivex_ parameter in an OBJECT element
Published Nov 9, 2012
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.37%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML document with a crafted _qtactivex_ parameter in an OBJECT element.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 7.7.2
- 3.0
- 4.1.2
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 6.0
- 6.0.0
- 6.0.1
- 6.0.2
- 6.1
- 6.1.1
- 6.2.0
- 6.3.0
- 6.4.0
- 6.5
- 6.5.0
- 6.5.1
- 6.5.2
- 7.0.0
- 7.0.1
- 7.0.2
- 7.0.3
- 7.0.4
- 7.1.0
- 7.1.1
- 7.1.2
- 7.1.3
- 7.1.4
- 7.1.5
- 7.1.6
- 7.2.0
- 7.2.1
- 7.3.0
- 7.3.1
- 7.3.1.70
- 7.4.0
- 7.4.1
- 7.4.5
- 7.5.0
- 7.5.5
- 7.6.0
- 7.6.1
- 7.6.2
- 7.6.5
- 7.6.6
- 7.6.7
- 7.6.8
- 7.6.9
- 7.7.0
- 7.7.1
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.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.37% (0.04365) | 90.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.37% (0.04365) | 89.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 5.30% (0.05303) | 88.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.33% (0.06332) | 90.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.13% (0.03134) | 91.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2024 | 3.13% (0.03134) | 91.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.90% (0.04902) | 91.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 28, 2023 | 9.29% (0.09286) | 93.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2023 | 12.57% (0.12571) | 94.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 21.94% (0.21944) | 95.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.26% (0.03261) | 84.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 21, 2022 | 3.26% (0.03261) | 83.31th | 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) |
References (5)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51226 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79897 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16166 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51226 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79897 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16166 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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