What is CVE-2014-1251?

CVE-2014-1251 is a vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-02-27.

Is CVE-2014-1251 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime

CVE-2014-1251

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted clef atom in a movie file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2014-02-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.041 (90.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Quicktime — versions 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

support.apple.com/kb/HT6151 (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/65787 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-1251?: CVE-2014-1251 is a vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-02-27.
Is CVE-2014-1251 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.