CVE-2005-2756

Description

Apple QuickTime before 7.0.3 allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via a crafted PICT file that triggers an overflow during expansion.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.31% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory specialised.info Vendor Advisory securitytracker.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/855118	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/20478	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015152	patch vendor advisory vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302772
http://secunia.com/advisories/17428	third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/144	third party advisory
http://pb.specialised.info/all/adv/quicktime-pict-adv.txt	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415714/30/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2293	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15309	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2756?: CVE-2005-2756 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2756?: To fix CVE-2005-2756, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2756 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2756 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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