CVE-2007-2388

Description

Apple QuickTime for Java 7.1.6 on Mac OS X and Windows does not properly restrict QTObject subclassing, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a web page containing a user-defined class that accesses unsafe functions that can be leveraged to write to arbitrary memory locations.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.03% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1974 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018136 vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/995836 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/35576 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25130 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24221 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-52/advisory/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2388?
CVE-2007-2388 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2388?
To fix CVE-2007-2388, 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-2007-2388 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-2388 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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