What is CVE-2017-9127?

CVE-2017-9127 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libquicktime, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-9127?

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

Is CVE-2017-9127 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Libquicktime

CVE-2017-9127

The quicktime_user_atoms_read_atom function in useratoms.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.051 (91.5th 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-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

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-2017-9127?: CVE-2017-9127 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libquicktime, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-9127?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-9127 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.