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CVE-2011-1417

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-03-11 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in QuickLook, as used in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 and MobileSafari in Apple iOS before 4.2.7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a Microsoft Office document with a crafted size field in the OfficeArtMetafileHeader, related to OfficeArtBlip, as demonstrated on the iPhone by Charlie Miller and Dion Blazakis during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: through 4.2.5; 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2 (+23)
• macOS: through 10.6.6; 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, 10.6.4, 10.6.5
• Apple Mac Os X Server: through 10.6.6; 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, 10.6.4, 10.6.5

References

• http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/02/pwn2own-2011
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00005.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00000.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00001.html
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44154
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4607
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5003
• http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/charlie-miller-wins-pwn2own-again-with-iphone-4-exploit/8378
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-109/
• http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/02/pwn2own-2011

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