CVE-2007-0718 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause crashes or execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious QuickTime file with a specific color table ID.
- 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-2007-0718?
CVE-2007-0718 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, published on 5 Mar 2007. 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
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1.5 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a QTIF file with a Video Sample Description containing a Color table ID of 0, which triggers memory corruption when QuickTime assumes that a color table exists.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-0718?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Quicktime.
How do I fix CVE-2007-0718?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-0718 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2007-0718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-0718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Quicktime
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8jv3-m78v-v5v9.