CVE-2008-1739 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause crashes or execute arbitrary code via crafted movie files, requiring user interaction to open the file.

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-2008-1739?

CVE-2008-1739 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, published on 3 Sep 2008. 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 before 7.4.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted ftyp atoms in a movie file, which triggers memory corruption.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1739?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Quicktime.

How do I fix CVE-2008-1739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1739 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-2008-1739 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Quicktime vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hmm2-mr2p-f67c.

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