CVE-2008-1585

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1585
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-06-10 18:32:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionApple QuickTime before 7.5 uses the url.dll!FileProtocolHandler handler for unrecognized URIs in qt:next attributes within SMIL text in video files, which sends these URIs to explorer.exe and thereby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs, as originally demonstrated by crafted file: URLs.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apple Quicktime All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA08-162C -- Apple Quicktime Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About the security content of QuickTime 7.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
APPLE-SA-2008-07-10 Apple TV 2.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Apple TV Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
RETIRED: Apple QuickTime Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
QuickTime 'file://' URL Handler Bug Lets Remote Users Load Arbitrary Applications and Files - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
APPLE-SA-2008-06-09 QuickTime 7.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Patch
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#132419 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Apple QuickTime 'file:' URI File Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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