CVE-2006-2238 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Apple Quicktime

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer3 documents3 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
CNA6.4
EPSS
31.7%
top 3.20%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Apple Quicktime
Timeline
PublishedMay 12
Latest updateMay 1

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file that triggers the overflow in the ReadBMP function. NOTE: this issue was originally included as item 3 in CVE-2006-1983, but it has been given a separate identifier because it is a distinct issue.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 6.4

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDapple/quicktime7.0.4+4

Patches

Patch: lists.apple.com ↗Patch: lists.apple.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-q5fr-275h-37w7: Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7↗2022-05-01
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CVEList
CVE-2006-2238: Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7↗2006-05-12
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CVE-2006-2238 — Apple Quicktime vulnerability | cvebase