Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2009-0003
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via an AVI movie file with an invalid nBlockAlign value in the _WAVEFORMATEX structure.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.094 (95.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.094 · newest: 0.094 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.4.9, 10.5, 10.5.1
- Apple Quicktime — versions 3.0, 4.1.2, 5.0
- Microsoft Windows Vista
- Microsoft Windows Xp
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-006/
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-022A.html (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- osvdb.org/51526 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jan/msg00000.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0212 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6218 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/33387 (vdb-entry)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3403
- secunia.com/advisories/33632 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0003?
- CVE-2009-0003 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-01-21.
- Is CVE-2009-0003 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.