9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2007-6166
Apple QuickTime Heap-Based Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 29, 2007, 1:46 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-6166 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple quicktime
2 Apple mac_os_x
3 Apple safari
1 Microsoft windows_vista
2 Microsoft windows_xp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-6166.

URL Resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27755 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29182 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3410
http://www.beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26549
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26560
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018989
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-334A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3984 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4648
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6013
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27755 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29182 Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3410
http://www.beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26549
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26560
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018989
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-334A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3984 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4648
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6013

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2007-6166 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-6166 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176
    Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/27755
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29182
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3410
    Added Reference http://www.beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control
    Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26549
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26560
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018989
    Added Reference http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-334A.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3984
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4648
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6013
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4648 [Exploit]
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6013 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6013 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4648 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38604 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

96.44 }} -0.39%

score

0.99716

percentile

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