CVE-2007-2175

Description

Apple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and when Java is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameters to the toQTPointer method in quicktime.util.QTHandleRef, which can be used to modify arbitrary memory when creating QTPointerRef objects, as demonstrated during the "PWN 2 0WN" contest at CanSecWest 2007.

7.6

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 84.87% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html
http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33827	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017950	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/
http://www.osvdb.org/34178	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420668	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2175?: CVE-2007-2175 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2175?: To fix CVE-2007-2175, 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-2007-2175 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-2175 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~85% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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