CVE-2007-2175 EXPLOIT
7.6
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 83.8% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Apple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and when Java is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameters to the toQTPointer method in quicktime.util.QTHandleRef, which can be used to modify arbitrary memory when creating QTPointerRef objects, as demonstrated during the "PWN 2 0WN" contest at CanSecWest 2007.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.6 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 83.8% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-04-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | safari |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple QTJava - 'toQTPointer()' Arbitrary Memory Access (Metasploit) | 2010-09-20 |
| exploit-db | Apple QuickTime 7.1.5 - QTJava toQTPointer() Java Handling Arbitrary Code Execution | 2007-04-23 |
| exploit-db | Apple QuickTime for Java 7 - Memory Access (Metasploit) | 2007-04-23 |
References
- http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420668
- http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/
- http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/
- http://www.osvdb.org/34178
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017950
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33827
- http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420668
- http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/
- http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/
- http://www.osvdb.org/34178
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded
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