Apple QuickTime before 7.7.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted TXXX frame within an ID3 tag in MP3 data in a movie file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7085, CVE-2015-7086, CVE-2015-7087, CVE-2015-7088, CVE-2015-7089, CVE-2015-7090, CVE-2015-7091, and CVE-2015-7117
Published Jan 9, 2016
6.6
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.75%
Description
Apple QuickTime before 7.7.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted TXXX frame within an ID3 tag in MP3 data in a movie file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7085, CVE-2015-7086, CVE-2015-7087, CVE-2015-7088, CVE-2015-7089, CVE-2015-7090, CVE-2015-7091, and CVE-2015-7117.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 77.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 76.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04054) | 90.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 76.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04054) | 90.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 76.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04054) | 89.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 76.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.05% (0.04054) | 89.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.75% (0.01754) | 74.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.54% (0.01535) | 80.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 2, 2025 | 53.93% (0.53933) | 97.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 42.23% (0.42230) | 97.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2024 | 28.05% (0.28046) | 96.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 15, 2024 | 35.04% (0.35037) | 97.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2024 | 4.75% (0.04749) | 92.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 7, 2024 | 2.34% (0.02342) | 88.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 1.63% (0.01627) | 85.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2023 | 1.51% (0.01513) | 84.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.45% (0.01446) | 84.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.50% (0.02497) | 81.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.50% (0.02497) | 79.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.50% (0.02497) | 58.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034610 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-002/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/HT205638 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/Jan/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034610 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-002/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT205638 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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