CVE-2006-2238

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2006-05-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file that triggers the overflow in the ReadBMP function. NOTE: this issue was originally included as item 3 in CVE-2006-1983, but it has been given a separate identifier because it is a distinct issue.

Affected products

Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows: through 7.0.4; 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20069
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016067
http://www.osvdb.org/24820
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x27-advisory.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17953
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132B.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1778
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26402
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20069
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016067

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