CVE-2010-1799

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 33.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2010-08-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the error-logging functionality in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.7 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: 3.0, 4.1.2, 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0 (+46)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00002.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4290
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41962
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11800
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00002.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4290
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/41962
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11800

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