# CVE-2004-0431: Integer overflow in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code via a crafted .mov file exploiting an integer overflow in Apple QuickTime, requiring user interaction to open the file.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 May 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g7hr-jcr3-qr24

## What is CVE-2004-0431?

CVE-2004-0431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, published on 6 May 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Integer overflow in Apple QuickTime (QuickTime.qts) before 6.5.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large "number of entries" field in the sample-to-chunk table data for a .mov movie file, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0431?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Quicktime.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0431?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-0431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2004-0431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## 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-2004-0431 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0431 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, published on 6 May 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-0431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2004-0431/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0431/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0431
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0431
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0431

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0431/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.