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CVE-2010-1818

72
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1818 is a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting Apple QuickTime versions 6.x and 7.x before 7.6.8. The flaw resides in the IPersistPropertyBag2::Read function within QTPlugin.ocx, which can be exploited by unmarshalling an untrusted pointer via the _Marshaled_pUnk attribute. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, allowing remote attackers to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with medium attack complexity. Exploit code is publicly available, including a Metasploit module and ExploitDB entries, though there is no indication of active exploitation in the wild or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
42.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Apple QuickTime 7.6.7 _Marshaled_pUnk Code Execution · Aug 30, 2010
ExploitDB: EDB-16589 · Jan 8, 2011
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4267 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010/Sep/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory
reversemode.com / index.php
ExploitPermissions Required
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7523
support.apple.com / kb/ht4339
Vendor Advisory
metasploit.com / redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/apple_quicktime_marshaled_punk.rb
Broken LinkNot Applicable
threatpost.com / en_us/blogs/new-remote-flaw-apple-quicktime-bypasses-aslr-and-dep-083010
Broken LinkNot Applicable