CVE-2008-0036

Published: Jan 16, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

6.8

Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted compressed PICT image, which triggers the overflow during decoding.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Quicktime

Apple

1 product

Quicktime

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Quicktime	Up to 7.3

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (22)

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307301

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00000.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Jan/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/28502

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/31034

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27300

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019221

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-016A.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

US Government Resource

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0148

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2064/references

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39698

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307301