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high 7.6

CVE-2001-0198 json

Buffer overflow in QuickTime Player plugin 4.1.2 (Japanese) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long HREF parameter…

published 2001-03-09 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0198

cvss
7.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.4%
EPSS 6.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in QuickTime Player plugin 4.1.2 (Japanese) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long HREF parameter in an EMBED tag.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-20605)

Exploit prediction

6.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20605 Apple QuickTime plugin - Windows 4.1.2 (Japanese) Remote Overflow remote, 2012-08-18
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2328 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • marc.info http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98096678523370&w=2 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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