CVE-2008-1018 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an MP4A movie with a malformed Channel Compositor (aka chan) atom.

Published: 2008-04-04

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 37.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.37369.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/29650
http://secunia.com/advisories/31034
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019762
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1241
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490467/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28583
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-094A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1078
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2064/references
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-016
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41606

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Quicktime

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-04-04T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.548Z

Reserved: 2008-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1018

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-04-04T17:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1018

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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