Unscored severity · published Sep 18, 2008
CVE-2008-4116
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…
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CVSS
11.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.6% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IT
Itunes · Apple
8.0 · source: NVD
QU
Quicktime · Apple
7.5.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4116
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-4116
securityreason.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4270
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31212
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45311
oval.cisecurity.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5936
oval.cisecurity.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6113
oval.cisecurity.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7995
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