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CVE-2012-3756

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-3756 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple QuickTime versions prior to 7.7.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by crafting a malicious rnet box within an MP4 movie file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is considered critical due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV) or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), it garnered some community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.7.2CPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
5.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0556 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00002.html
osvdb.org / 87091
secunia.com / advisories/51226
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/79903
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16065
support.apple.com / kb/HT5581
Vendor Advisory