# CVE-2007-5045: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via a malicious QuickTime Media Link file when Firefox is installed, requiring user interaction to open the file.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 24 Sep 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6x5g-m8wv-w9v6

## What is CVE-2007-5045?

CVE-2007-5045 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, published on 24 Sep 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

Argument injection vulnerability in Apple QuickTime 7.1.5 and earlier, when running on systems with Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.7 installed, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter containing the Firefox "-chrome" argument.  NOTE: this is a related issue to CVE-2006-4965 and the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3670.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-5045?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Apple Quicktime, Mozilla Firefox.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-5045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-5045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-5045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5045 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-2007-5045 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-5045 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, published on 24 Sep 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-5045 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-2007-5045/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5045/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5045
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5045
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-5045

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5045/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.