CVE-2007-6166

Summary

CVECVE-2007-6166
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-11-29 01:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.3.9 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.4.9 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.0 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.1 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.2 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.3 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.4 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.5 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.6 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.7 All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.5.8 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime - All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 3.0 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 4.1.2 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 5.0 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 5.0.1 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 5.0.2 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 6.0 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 6.1 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 6.5 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 6.5.1 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 6.5.2 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.0 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.0.1 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.0.2 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.0.3 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.0.4 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.1 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.1.1 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.1.2 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.1.3 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.1.4 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.1.5 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.1.6 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.2 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime All All All All
Application Apple Safari All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Xp All sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of QuickTime 7.3.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
SecurityReason - Apple QuickTime RTSP Content-Type header stack buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
Gentoo update for win32codecs - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Win32 binary codecs: Multiple vulnerabilities — Gentoo Linux Documentation af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
RETIRED: Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Header Content-Length Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Apple QuickTime RTSP Response Header Content-Type Remote Stack Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#659761 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
SecurityTracker.com Archives - QuickTime Buffer Overflow in Processing RTSP Content-Type Header Values Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Apple - Lists.apple.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 RTSP Response Remote SEH Overwrite PoC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
Apple Safari / QuickTime 7.3 - RTSP Content-Type Remote Buffer Overflow - OSX remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA07-334A -- Apple QuickTime RTSP Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Sûnnet Beskerming - QuickTime - Remote hacker automatic control af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.beskerming.com
Apple QuickTime RTSP "Content-Type" Header Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.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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