CVE-2005-1579 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read local information and exfiltrate it by tricking users into opening a malicious QuickTime file containing a crafted Quartz Composer composition.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1579?
CVE-2005-1579 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, published on 14 May 2005. 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
Apple QuickTime Player 7.0 on Mac OS X 10.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a .mov file with a Quartz Composer composition (.qtz) file that uses certain patches to read local information, then other patches to send the information to the attacker.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1579?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Quicktime.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1579?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-1579 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-1579 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Quicktime
Sources
Also known as CVE-2005-1334, GHSA-836x-rc5c-8hxf.