CVE-2008-0234
Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 12.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it. 2 references of the record are tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Exploit-DB2 entries
- QuickTime Player 7.3.1.70 - 'RTSP' Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4906remote, windowspublished 14 Jan 2008Verified
- QuickTime Player 7.3.1.70 - 'RTSP' Buffer Overflow (PoC) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 4885dos, windowspublished 10 Jan 2008Verified
References tagged exploit2 references
- 4885 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 4906 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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- 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)
- 12.4% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
20
- 4885 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- quicktime-rtsp-responses-bo(39601) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20080111 Re: Re: Buffer-overflow in Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20080110 Buffer-overflow in Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2064 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-02-06 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 4906 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 31034 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20080112 Re: Buffer-overflow in Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20080111 Re: Buffer-overflow in Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-07-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20080110 Re: Buffer-overflow in Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 27225 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- VU#112179 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20080112 Re: Re: Buffer-overflow in Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20080114 Re: [Full-disclosure] Buffer-overflow in Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0107 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 3537 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 1019178 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 28423 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_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-2008-0246 (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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