CVE-2008-0033

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Apple QuickTime before 7.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a movie file with Image Descriptor (IDSC) atoms containing an invalid atom size, which triggers memory corruption.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 33.61% Top 5%
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://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486413/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/28502 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-08-01
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307301
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-016A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Jan/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0148 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27299 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019221 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39697 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-0033?
CVE-2008-0033 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-0033?
To fix CVE-2008-0033, 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-2008-0033 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-0033 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~34% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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