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critical 9.3

CVE-2008-0234 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers…

published 2008-01-11 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-0246

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
12.4%
EPSS 12.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-4885)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

12.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-4906 QuickTime Player 7.3.1.70 - 'RTSP' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2008-01-14
  • EDB-4885 QuickTime Player 7.3.1.70 - 'RTSP' Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2008-01-10
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27225 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityreason.com http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3537 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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