CVE-2014-4979 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a malformed version number and flags in an mvhd atom.

Published: 2014-07-26

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 3.6% 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-2014-4894	Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a malformed version number and flags in an mvhd atom.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03587.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68852
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030638
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-264/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6493

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Quicktime

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-07-26T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:34:36.818Z

Reserved: 2014-07-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4979

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-07-26T11:11:57.660

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:10:52.057

Link: CVE-2014-4979

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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