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CVE-2006-4384

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4384 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.1.3. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious FLIC (FLC) movie file containing a specially designed COLOR_64 chunk. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity, with a high attack complexity and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, specifically EDB-28521, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
15.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-28521 · Sep 12, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1525 is in the 97th 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

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00000.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/21893
secunia.com / advisories/29182
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
securityreason.com / securityalert/1554
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/28930
idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
PatchVendor Advisory
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/489836
US Government Resource
osvdb.org / 28771
reversemode.com / index.php
reversemode.com / index.php
securityfocus.com / archive/1/445888/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/446134/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/19976
ExploitPatch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3577