CVE-2007-2397

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 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: none known
Published: 2007-07-15 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

QuickTime for Java in Apple Quicktime before 7.2 does not properly check permissions, which allows remote attackers to disable security controls and execute arbitrary code via crafted Java applets.

Affected products

Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows: 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.1 (+5)

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305947
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Jul/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/36132
http://secunia.com/advisories/26034
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24873
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018373
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-193A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2510
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35358
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305947
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Jul/msg00001.html
http://osvdb.org/36132

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