CVE-2007-2175
Apple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and when Java is enabled, allows remote attackers to…
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Description
Apple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and when Java is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameters to the toQTPointer method in quicktime.util.QTHandleRef, which can be used to modify arbitrary memory when creating QTPointerRef objects, as demonstrated during the "PWN 2 0WN" contest at CanSecWest 2007.
Timeline
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Published
- 17 years later
· 17 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)
- 83.8% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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 (12)
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- quicktime-unspecified-code-execution(33827) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1017950 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-05-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20070501 ZDI-07-023: Apple QTJava toQTPointer() Pointer Arithmetic Memory Overwrite Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 34178 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- VU#420668 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/ (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)
- 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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