CVE-2008-1021 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Animation codec content handling in Apple QuickTime before 7.4.5 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie with run length encoding.

Published: 2008-04-04

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 18.3% 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 0.18252.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/29650
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019765
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1241
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490462/100/0/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.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-018
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41612

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Quicktime

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.602Z

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

Link: CVE-2008-1021

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

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

Link: CVE-2008-1021

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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