CVE-2009-0003

N/A Unknown
Published: January 21, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via an AVI movie file with an invalid nBlockAlign value in the _WAVEFORMATEX structure.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jan/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/51526
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/33632
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3403
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33387
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-022A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0212
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-006/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6218
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jan/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/51526
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/33632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3403
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33387
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-022A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0212
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-006/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6218
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
36.4%
97th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

apple microsoft

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