Description
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime tag (1) on a web page or embedded in a (2) .mp4 or (3) .mov file, possibly related to the Check_stack_cookie function and an off-by-one error that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published: 2008-09-17
Score: 9.3 Critical
EPSS: 9.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-4099 Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime tag (1) on a web page or embedded in a (2) .mp4 or (3) .mov file, possibly related to the Check_stack_cookie function and an off-by-one error that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:00:42.500Z

Reserved: 2008-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-4116

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-09-18T15:04:27.453

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

Link: CVE-2008-4116

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