9.3

CVE-2007-6166: apple quicktime

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 29-11-2007Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-6166 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in apple quicktime. EPSS estimates a 41.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 10 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
41.77%
0%100%
High · -0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits10exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 29-11-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

41.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.15 pp

From 41.92% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
41.77%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

10 found
  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RTSP Response Remote Overwrite (SEH)

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databaseremoteosxVerified

    Apple QuickTime (Mac OSX) - RTSP Content-Type Overflow (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremoteosxVerified

    Apple Safari / QuickTime 7.3 - RTSP Content-Type Remote Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

Show all 10 exploits
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 (Internet Explorer 7 / Firefox / Opera) - RTSP Response Universal

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 (Windows Vista/XP) - RSTP Response Code Execution

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RSTP Response Universal

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RTSP Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Apple QuickTime 7.3 - RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteUnverified

    MacOS X QuickTime RTSP Content-Type Overflow

    exploit/osx/rtsp/quicktime_rtsp_content_type

    Maturity: poc

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteUnverified

    Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow

    exploit/windows/misc/apple_quicktime_rtsp_response

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apple1 product
  • quicktime≤ 7.3 | na | 3.0 | 4.1.2 | 5.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.5.1 | 6.5.2 | 7.0 | 7.0.1 | 7.0.2 | 7.0.3 | 7.0.4 | 7.1 | 7.1.1 | 7.1.2 | 7.1.3 | 7.1.4 | 7.1.5 | 7.1.6 | 7.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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