CVE-2007-6166
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows…
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.
Public exploit
2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 4648 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 6013 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
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 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 41.8% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (16)
- 26549 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 3410 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 4648 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-12-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- GLSA-200803-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 26560 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- TA07-334A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- VU#659761 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- quicktime-rtsp-contenttype-bo(38604) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 6013 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3984 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 27755 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29182 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 1018989 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_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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