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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2006-4965 json

Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks vi…

published 2006-09-25 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-4951

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
13.4%
EPSS 13.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that identifies resources outside of the original domain. NOTE: as of 20070912, this issue has been demonstrated by using instances of Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile and Components.interfaces.nsIProcess to execute arbitrary local files within Firefox and possibly Internet Explorer.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-28639)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

13.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-28639 Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 PlugIn - Arbitrary Script Execution remote, 2006-09-21
  • gnucitizen.org http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-mp3-files/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20138 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/22048 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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