CVE-2011-0257

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 60.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2011-08-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer signedness error in Apple QuickTime before 7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PnSize opcode in a PICT file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows: through 7.6.9; 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.0.3, 7.0.4, 7.1.0 (+25)

References

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8365
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4826
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17777
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-252/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16059
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8365
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4826
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17777
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-252/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16059

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