CVE-2008-4116 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 11.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime tag (1) on a web page or embedded in a (2) .mp4 or (3) .mov file, possibly related to the Check_stack_cookie function and an off-by-one error that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 11.62% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-09-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | itunes |
| apple | quicktime |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 / iTunes 8.0 - Remote Off-by-One Crash | 2008-09-16 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4270
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31212
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45311
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5936
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6113
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7995
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6471
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4270
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31212
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45311
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5936
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6113
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7995
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6471
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