Vulnerability in Apple Safari
CVE-2007-2175
Apple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and when Java is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameters to the toQTPointer method in quicktime.util.QTHandleRef, which can be used to modify arbitrary memory when creating QTPointerRef objects, as demonstrated during the "PWN 2 0WN" contest at CanSecWest 2007.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.838 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.838 · newest: 0.838 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html
- cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33827 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/
- docs.info.apple.com/article.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challeng…
- www.osvdb.org/34178 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-2175?
- CVE-2007-2175 is a vulnerability in Apple Safari. Published 2007-04-24.
- Is CVE-2007-2175 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.