CVE-2005-1579 json
Apple QuickTime Player 7.0 on Mac OS X 10.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a .mov file with a Quartz Composer…
published 2005-05-12 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-1582
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apple QuickTime Player 7.0 on Mac OS X 10.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a .mov file with a Quartz Composer composition (.qtz) file that uses certain patches to read local information, then other patches to send the information to the attacker.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/13603 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/15307 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/13603
vdb-entry, patch, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/15307
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00006.html
vendor-advisory
-
remahl.se
/david/vuln/018
vendor-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0265.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
-
lists.apple.com
/archives/quartzcomposer-dev/2005/May/msg00250.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1013961
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
osvdb.org
/16376
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
-
lists.apple.com
/archives/quartzcomposer-dev/2005/May/msg00263.html
mailing-list, vendor-advisory
- docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=301714
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2005/0531
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-1579
- NVD CVE-2005-1579
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