CVE-2007-2175

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-2175
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-04-24 16:19:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionApple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and when Java is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameters to the toQTPointer method in quicktime.util.QTHandleRef, which can be used to modify arbitrary memory when creating QTPointerRef objects, as demonstrated during the "PWN 2 0WN" contest at CanSecWest 2007.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.6 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Safari All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Apple QuickTime Java Bug Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-appl... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.matasano.com
Safari zero-day exploit nets $10,000 prize | The Register af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.theregister.co.uk
ZDI-07-023 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
VU#420668 - Apple QuickTime for Java QTPointerRef heap memory corruption vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
About the security content of QuickTime 7.1.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Matasano Chargen » Hot Off The Matasano SMS Queue: CanSec Macbook Challenge Won af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.matasano.com
CanSecWest Applied Security Conference: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cansecwest.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.osvdb.org/34178 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
APPLE-SA-2007-05-01 QuickTime 7.1.6 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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