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CVE-2006-1461

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1461 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.1. These flaws allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system by enticing a user to open a specially crafted QuickTime Flash (SWF) file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, high access complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
5.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0520 is in the 90th 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
secunia.com / advisories/20069
PatchVendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/887
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26394
securityfocus.com / archive/1/433831/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17953
Patch
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-132B.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1778
Vendor Advisory