CVE-2008-3628 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apple QuickTime before 7.5.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image, related to an "invalid pointer issue."

Published: 2008-09-10

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 4.9% Low

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

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

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-3614	Apple QuickTime before 7.5.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image, related to an "invalid pointer issue."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04937.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31821
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020841
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3027
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31086
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2527
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15841

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Quicktime

Microsoft Windows

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-09-10T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T09:45:18.965Z

Reserved: 2008-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-3628

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-11T01:13:09.867

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

Link: CVE-2008-3628

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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