CVE-2012-3753

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 35.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-11-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MIME type.

Affected products

Apple Installer of QuickTime for Windows: through 7.7.2; 3.0, 4.1.2, 5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0 (+44)

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118421/Apple-QuickTime-7.7.2-MIME-Type-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51226
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79900
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15947
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118421/Apple-QuickTime-7.7.2-MIME-Type-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/51226
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79900
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15947

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