CVE-2012-0661 Use after free in n/a

What is CVE-2012-0661?

CVE-2012-0661 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 11 May 2012. 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

Use-after-free vulnerability in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x before 10.7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with JPEG2000 encoding.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0661?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Mac Os X Server.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0661?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0661 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2012-0661 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0661 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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