CVE-2008-1581 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted packed scanlines in PixData structures in a PICT image.

Published: 2008-06-10

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 17.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::::::::

cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.17426.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Jun/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29293
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-9/advisory/
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1991
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493225/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29619
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29649
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020213
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-162C.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1776/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42943

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Quicktime

Microsoft Windows Vista Windows Xp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-06-10T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.867Z

Reserved: 2008-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1581

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-06-10T18:32:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1581

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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