CVE-2017-9124

Libquicktime vulnerability

CVSS

6.5

EPSS

3.8%

EPSS pct

89th

Exploited

No known

The quicktime_match_32 function in util.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.

Affected vendor

Libquicktime

Affected product

Libquicktime

CVSS vector

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

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Published

2017-06-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

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