CVE-2005-1579 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Apple QuickTime Player 7.0 on Mac OS X 10.4. Attackers could craft a malicious .mov file containing a Quartz Composer composition (.qtz) that leverages specific patches to read local system information and then transmit it to the attacker. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact, but no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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