CVE-2010-1818 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 42.7% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The IPersistPropertyBag2::Read function in QTPlugin.ocx in Apple QuickTime 6.x, 7.x before 7.6.8, and other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the _Marshaled_pUnk attribute, which triggers unmarshalling of an untrusted pointer.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 42.67% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-824 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-08-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | quicktime |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple QuickTime 7.6.7 - _Marshaled_pUnk Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2011-01-08 |
| exploit-db | Apple QuickTime - '_Marshaled_pUnk' Backdoor Client-Side Arbitrary Code Execution | 2010-08-30 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4339
- http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/new-remote-flaw-apple-quicktime-bypasses-aslr-and-dep-083010
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7523
- https://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/apple_quicktime_marshaled_punk.rb
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Sep/msg00003.html
- http://reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69&Itemid=1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4339
- http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/new-remote-flaw-apple-quicktime-bypasses-aslr-and-dep-083010
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7523
- https://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/apple_quicktime_marshaled_punk.rb
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