7.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-2218
QuickTime Windows Untrusted Search Path Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of QuickTime for Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

INFO

Published Date :

July 7, 2017, 1:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 14, 2017, 3:19 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-2218 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
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-2017-2218.

URL Resource
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94771799/index.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL837?viewlocale=en_US Product

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-2218 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/DL837?viewlocale=en_US No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/DL837?viewlocale=en_US Product
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94771799/index.html No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94771799/index.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-426
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.26886

percentile

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