CVE-2006-4965
Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 13.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that identifies resources outside of the original domain. NOTE: as of 20070912, this issue has been demonstrated by using instances of Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile and Components.interfaces.nsIProcess to execute arbitrary local files within Firefox and possibly Internet Explorer.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 PlugIn - Arbitrary Script Execution (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 28639remote, linuxpublished 21 Sept 2006Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 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 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 13.4% · top 3.6% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
15
- 1631 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- VU#751808 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 27414 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070912 0DAY: QuickTime pwns Firefox (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1018687 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-mp3-files/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20061207 New MySpace worm could be on its way (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-03-05 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3155 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20138 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20060920 Backdooring MP3 files (plus QuickTime issues and Cross-context Scripting) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305149 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/0day-quicktime-pwns-firefox (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 22048 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/myspace-quicktime-worm-follow-up (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-4951 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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