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CVE-2006-4965

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-4965 describes a vulnerability in Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code. This is achieved by crafting a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that references resources outside the original domain. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial integrity impact. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code for this vulnerability is available on ExploitDB, demonstrating its potential for exploitation. There is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-28639 · Sep 21, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1238 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 23,725 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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/2007/Mar/msg00000.html
secunia.com / advisories/22048
ExploitVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/27414
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/1631
gnucitizen.org / blog/0day-quicktime-pwns-firefox
gnucitizen.org / blog/backdooring-mp3-files
Exploit
gnucitizen.org / blog/myspace-quicktime-worm-follow-up
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/751808
US Government Resource
securityfocus.com / archive/1/446750/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/453756/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/479179/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/20138
Exploit
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/3155