CVE-2011-0209

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2011-06-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-190

Description

Integer overflow in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted RIFF WAV file.

Affected products

macOS: before 10.6.8 — fixed in 10.6.8
Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows: before 7.7.0 — fixed in 7.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.6.8; Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows 7.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Aug/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Aug/msg00000.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Jun/msg00000.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4723

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