CVE-2017-9126

medium
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
VIR risk
6.5

Description

The quicktime_read_dref_table function in dref.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed2:1.2.4-11
debian debianbullseyefixed2:1.2.4-11
debian debianforkyfixed2:1.2.4-11
debian debiansidfixed2:1.2.4-11
debian debiantrixiefixed2:1.2.4-11

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
libquicktimelibquicktime1.2.4

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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