CVE-2017-9125

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Published 2017-06-12 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

6.5

Description

The lqt_frame_duration function in lqt_quicktime.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted mp4 file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9125

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9125.html

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`2:1.2.4-11`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`2:1.2.4-11`
debian	forky	fixed	`2:1.2.4-11`
debian	sid	fixed	`2:1.2.4-11`
debian	trixie	fixed	`2:1.2.4-11`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libquicktime	libquicktime	`1.2.4`

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4545-1/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42148/
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9125.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9125

CWEs

CWE-125

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.