What is CVE-2017-9123?

CVE-2017-9123 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libquicktime, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-9123?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Libquicktime

CVE-2017-9123

The lqt_frame_duration function in lqt_quicktime.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.038 (89.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libquicktime — versions 1.2.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9123?: CVE-2017-9123 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libquicktime, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-9123?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.