Description
Apple QuickTime before 7.5 uses the url.dll!FileProtocolHandler handler for unrecognized URIs in qt:next attributes within SMIL text in video files, which sends these URIs to explorer.exe and thereby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, as originally demonstrated by crafted file: URLs.
Published: 2008-06-10
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 8.2% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1586 Apple QuickTime before 7.5 uses the url.dll!FileProtocolHandler handler for unrecognized URIs in qt:next attributes within SMIL text in video files, which sends these URIs to explorer.exe and thereby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, as originally demonstrated by crafted file: URLs.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:24:42.912Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-1585

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Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2008-1585

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