CVE-2008-0778 (GCVE-0-2008-0778)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-02-14 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:54
VLAI
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in an ActiveX control in QTPlugin.ocx for Apple QuickTime 7.4.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) SetBgColor, (2) SetHREF, (3) SetMovieName, (4) SetTarget, and (5) SetMatrix methods.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3652 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27769 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5110 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488045/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Date Public
2008-02-12 00:00
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