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CVE-2008-1017

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1017 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.4.5, specifically within the handling of clipping region atoms in quicktime.qts. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted movie file. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, indicating that successful exploitation could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, requiring medium attack complexity. Despite its potential impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0716 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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/2008//Jul/msg00000.html
secunia.com / advisories/29650
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/31034
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41607
support.apple.com / kb/HT1241
securityfocus.com / archive/1/490460/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/28583
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA08-094A.html
PatchUS Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1078
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2064/references
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-08-015