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CVE-2006-4389

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4389 describes a critical vulnerability in Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.1.3, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved through a user-assisted attack involving a specially crafted FlashPix (FPX) file, which triggers an exception leading to an operation on an uninitialized object. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 5.1 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with high complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Despite its age, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
7.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0725 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

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00000.html
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/28938
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/540348
US Government Resource
osvdb.org / 28769
securityfocus.com / archive/1/445888/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/19976
ExploitPatch
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-256A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/3577