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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2017-9123 json

The lqt_frame_duration function in lqt_quicktime.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memo…

published 2017-06-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18061

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.8%
EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The lqt_frame_duration function in lqt_quicktime.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory read and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.

Patch / fix

  • libquicktime Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:1.2.4-11

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9123

  • libquicktime Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9123

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libquicktime SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.0.3-6.5.1
  • libquicktime SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2 +2 more 1.2.4-13.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:1988-1SUSE-SU-2017:1769-1

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-42148)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

3.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-42148 libquicktime 1.2.4 - Denial of Service dos, 2017-06-09

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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