CVE-2006-4389

Public Exploit

Description

Apple QuickTime before 7.1.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FlashPix (FPX) file, which triggers an exception that leads to an operation on an uninitialized object.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 32.05% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445888/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016830	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21893	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19976	exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.osvdb.org/28769	vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml	vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1554	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28938	vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-256A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304357
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/540348	third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3577	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29182	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4389?: CVE-2006-4389 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4389?: To fix CVE-2006-4389, 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-2006-4389 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4389 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~32% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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