CVE-2008-1016 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apple QuickTime before 7.4.5 does not properly handle movie media tracks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie that triggers memory corruption.

Published: 2008-04-04

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 4.0% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-1027	Apple QuickTime before 7.4.5 does not properly handle movie media tracks, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie that triggers memory corruption.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.04015.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29650
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019760
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1241
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28583
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-094A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1078
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41605

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Quicktime

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-04T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.485Z

Reserved: 2008-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1016

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-04T17:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:50:48.763

Link: CVE-2008-1016

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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