CVE-2005-1579

Summary

CVECVE-2005-1579
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-05-12 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionApple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Quicktime 7.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0265.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory
Apple QuickTime Quartz Composer File Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
remahl.se/david/vuln/018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 remahl.se Vendor Advisory
Re: Quartz Quicktime embedded in remote webpages... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2005-05-31 QuickTime 7.0.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
QuickTime 7.0.1: Security enhancements af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
QuickTime Flaw in Processing Quartz Composer Files Lets Remote Users Obtain System Information - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
www.osvdb.org/16376 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Apple QuickTime Quartz Composer Disclosure of System Information af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Quartz Quicktime embedded in remote webpages... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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