THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2006-4965
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-4965

Quicktime vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
12.4%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that identifies resources outside of the original domain. NOTE: as of 20070912, this issue has been demonstrated by using instances of Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile and Components.interfaces.nsIProcess to execute arbitrary local files within Firefox and possibly Internet Explorer.
Affected vendor
Apple
Affected product
Quicktime
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2006-09-25

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 12.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-4965

  • Confirm whether Apple Quicktime is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-4965.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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