# CVE-2002-0252: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Apple QuickTime Player users by sending a malicious response with a long Content-Type header.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 May 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jp54-9cgc-4p57

## What is CVE-2002-0252?

CVE-2002-0252 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player 5.01 and 5.02 allows remote web servers to execute arbitrary code via a response containing a long Content-Type MIME header.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0252?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Quicktime.

## How do I fix CVE-2002-0252?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0252 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2002-0252 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0252 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Apple QuickTime 5.0 - Content-Type Remote Buffer Overflow (exploitdb)
- Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 (OSX/Windows) - RSTP Response Universal (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Quicktime

- [CVE-2007-6238](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-6238/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-3428](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3428/): Buffer overflow in QuickTime before 7.7.1 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-4979](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4979/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2014-1243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1243/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2014-1244](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1244/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2002-0252 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2002-0252 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, published on 3 May 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0252 exists.

Affected product: Apple Quicktime. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0252/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0252/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2002-0252
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0252
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2002-0252

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0252/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.