MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2007-0059

Quicktime vulnerability

CVSS
6.8
EPSS
5.6%
EPSS pct
92th
Exploited
No known
Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in Apple Quicktime 3 to 7.1.3 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code and list filesystem contents via a QuickTime movie (.MOV) with an HREF Track (HREFTrack) that contains an automatic action tag with a local URI, which is executed in a local zone during preview, as exploited by a MySpace worm.
Affected vendor
Apple
Affected product
Quicktime
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2007-01-05

Risk analysis

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

Its EPSS score of 5.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 92% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-0059

  • Confirm whether Apple Quicktime is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-0059.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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