CVE-2009-0185 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.6.2. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service by enticing a user to open a specially crafted AVI movie file containing malicious MS ADPCM encoded audio data. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and medium attack complexity. Despite its high severity and FAUCET Risk Score of 95/100, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.6.1CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:4.1.2:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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