CVE-2008-3635

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.1% 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-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in QuickTimeInternetExtras.qtx in an unspecified third-party Indeo v3.2 (aka IV32) codec for QuickTime, when used with Apple QuickTime before 7.5.5 on Windows, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file.

Affected products

Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows: through 7.5; 7.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.1 (+13)
Intel Indeo: 3.2

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/1/496201/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31086
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2527
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-057/
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

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