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CVE-2012-3753

68
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3753 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.7.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by exploiting a crafted MIME type. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog or actively exploited, a Metasploit module exists, indicating readily available exploit code, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
35.08%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 MIME Type Buffer Overflow · Nov 7, 2012
ExploitDB: EDB-22973 · Nov 28, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3508 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 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/2012/Nov/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/118421/Apple-QuickTime-7.7.2-MIME-Type-Buffer-Overflow.html
secunia.com / advisories/51226
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/79900
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15947
support.apple.com / kb/HT5581
Vendor Advisory