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CVE-2008-3627

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 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: 2008-09-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Apple QuickTime before 7.5.5 does not properly handle (1) MDAT atoms in MP4 video files within QuickTimeH264.qtx, (2) MDAT atoms in mov video files within QuickTimeH264.scalar, and (3) AVC1 atoms in an unknown media type within an unspecified component, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) via a crafted, H.264 encoded movie file.

Affected products

• Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows: before 7.5.5 — fixed in 7.5.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows 7.5.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00000.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31821
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020841
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3027
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496163/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496175/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496176/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31086
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2527
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-060/
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-061/
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-062/

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