CVE-2010-0516

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with RLE encoding, which triggers memory corruption when the length of decompressed data exceeds that of the allocated heap chunk.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.48% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7062 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510513/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html patch vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-040
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0516?
CVE-2010-0516 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-0516?
To fix CVE-2010-0516, 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-2010-0516 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-0516 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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