CVE-2005-3713

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a GIF image file with a crafted Netscape Navigator Application Extension Block that modifies the heap in the Picture Modifier block.

Affected products

Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows: through 7.0.3; 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0401.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0402.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303101
http://secunia.com/advisories/18370
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/333
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015466
http://www.eeye.com/html/research/advisories/AD20060111d.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/913449
http://www.osvdb.org/22338
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421547/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/421561/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16202

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