CVE-2012-3752 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 36% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted style element in a QuickTime TeXML file.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 36.01% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-11-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | quicktime |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 - TeXML Style Element font-table Field Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2012-11-24 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118359/Apple-QuickTime-7.7.2-TeXML-Style-Element-font-table-Field-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51226
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56557
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79899
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16121
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118359/Apple-QuickTime-7.7.2-TeXML-Style-Element-font-table-Field-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51226
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56557
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79899
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16121
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