CVE-2014-4979

Published: Jul 26, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

9.3

Vector

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

Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a malformed version number and flags in an mvhd atom.

Affected (1)

Products: Apple: Quicktime

Apple

1 product

Quicktime

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Apple Quicktime	All versions

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 (10)

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68852

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030638

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-264/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6493

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443