CVE-2008-3626

Summary

CVECVE-2008-3626
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-09-11 01:13:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe CallComponentFunctionWithStorage function in Apple QuickTime before 7.5.5 does not properly handle a large entry in the sample_size_table in STSZ atoms, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted movie file.

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-119 | 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
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 6.5 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 7.3 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.3.1 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.3.1.70 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.4 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime 7.4.4 All All All
Application Apple Quicktime All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
APPLE-SA-2008-10-02 Apple TV 2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com Patch
Apple TV Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Apple QuickTime Movie/PICT/QTVR Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Apple - Lists.apple.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
'ZDI-08-059: Apple QuickTime STSZ Atom Parsing Heap Corruption Vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
Apple QuickTime Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
QuickTime PICT/Movie/QTVR/Indeo Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com Patch
About the security content of Apple TV 2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Apple QuickTime 'STSZ' Atoms Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About the security content of QuickTime 7.5.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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