CVE-2008-3629 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Apple QuickTime by tricking users into opening a crafted PICT image, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2008-3629?
CVE-2008-3629 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apple Quicktime, published on 10 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 7.5.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PICT image that triggers an out-of-bounds read.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3629?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Quicktime.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3629?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3629 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-3629 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3629 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Quicktime
Sources
Also known as GHSA-29rc-j772-rjx8.