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CVE-2006-1454

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1454 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.1. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted QuickDraw PICT image file containing malformed image data. With a CVSS score of 5.1, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring high attack complexity but potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0719 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00002.html
Patch
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/20069
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/20077
PatchVendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/887
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26401
securityfocus.com / archive/1/433831/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17951
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/17953
Patch
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-132B.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1778
Vendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1779
Vendor Advisory