CVE-2014-4351

Summary

CVECVE-2014-4351
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapple
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-10-18 01:55:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in QuickTime in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted audio samples in an m4a 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
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
About the security content of QuickTime 7.7.6 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
Apple Mac OS X QuickTime CVE-2014-4351 'm4a' File Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
About the security content of OS X Yosemite v10.10 - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
NEOHAPSIS - Peace of Mind Through Integrity and Insight af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Apple QuickTime Buffer Overflow in Processing Audio Samples Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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