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CVE-2001-0198
Buffer overflow in QuickTime Player plugin 4.1.2 (Japanese) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long HREF…
High7.6Public exploitEPSS 6.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Buffer overflow in QuickTime Player plugin 4.1.2 (Japanese) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long HREF parameter in an EMBED tag.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 20605 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 23 years later
· 23 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.4% · top 6.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- quicktime-embedded-tag-bo(6040) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 2328 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20605 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 20010131 [SPSadvisory#41]Apple Quick Time Plug-in Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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