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CVE-2009-0002

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0002 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.6, affecting macOS and Windows operating systems. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by enticing a user to open a specially crafted QTVR movie file. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB) has been identified, and community discussion is minimal, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100 indicates significant potential impact if exploited.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
7.92%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0792 is in the 73rd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2009-01/0210.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Jan/msg00000.html
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 51525
secunia.com / advisories/33632
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5646
support.apple.com / kb/HT3403
securityfocus.com / bid/33384
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA09-022A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0212
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-09-005