Buffer overflow in Apple Mac Os X
CVE-2007-6166
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.419 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.3.9, 10.4.9, 10.5
- Apple Quicktime — versions 3.0, 4.1.2, 5.0
- Apple Safari
- Microsoft Windows_vista
- Microsoft Windows_xp
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-6166?
- CVE-2007-6166 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-11-29.
- Is CVE-2007-6166 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.