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high 7.5

CVE-2005-2340 in the critical feed json

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) QuickTime Im…

published 2005-12-31 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2341

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
25.5%
EPSS 25.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) QuickTime Image File (QTIF), (2) PICT, or (3) JPEG format image with a long data field.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-27069)

Exploit prediction

25.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27069 Apple QuickTime 6.4/6.5/7.0.x - PictureViewer '.JPEG'/.PICT' File Buffer Overflow dos, 2006-01-11
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16212 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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