CVE-2005-3709

Description

Integer underflow in Apple Quicktime before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the Color Map Entry Size in a TGA image file.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.96% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18370 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303101 patch vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015464 vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/22336 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0128 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16202 vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24058 vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0447.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3709?
CVE-2005-3709 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3709?
To fix CVE-2005-3709, 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-2005-3709 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-3709 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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