CVEvulnerability
CVE-2006-2238
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2006-05-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file that triggers the overflow in the ReadBMP function. NOTE: this issue was originally included as item 3 in CVE-2006-1983, but it has been given a separate identifier because it is a distinct issue.
Affected configurations
• apple quicktime (<= 7.0.4)
• apple quicktime 7.0
• apple quicktime 7.0.1
• apple quicktime 7.0.2
• apple quicktime 7.0.3
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00002.html Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20069 Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016067 securitytracker.com
- http://www.osvdb.org/24820 Exploit
- http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x27-advisory.php Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17953 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132B.html US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1778 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26402 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00002.html Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20069 Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016067 securitytracker.com
- http://www.osvdb.org/24820 Exploit
- http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x27-advisory.php Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17953 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132B.html US Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1778 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26402 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com