CVE-2007-6166

Public Exploit

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 83.92% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26549 vdb entry
http://www.beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3410 third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4648 exploit
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26560 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-334A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761 third party advisory us government resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6013 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3984 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27755 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29182 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018989 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-6166?
CVE-2007-6166 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-6166?
To fix CVE-2007-6166, 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-2007-6166 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-6166 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~84% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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