CVE-2009-0955 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.5% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Apple QuickTime before 7.6.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted image description atoms in an Apple video file, related to a "sign extension issue."
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 9.5% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2009-06-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | quicktime |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple QuickTime - Image Description Atom Sign Extension (PoC) | 2009-06-03 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/54874
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35091
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3591
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35166
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022314
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1469
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50895
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16159
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/54874
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35091
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3591
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35166
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022314
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1469
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50895
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16159
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