CVE-2008-3627
Apple QuickTime before 7.5.5 does not properly handle (1) MDAT atoms in MP4 video files within QuickTimeH264.qtx, (2) MDAT atoms in mov…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 8.6%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Apple QuickTime before 7.5.5 does not properly handle (1) MDAT atoms in MP4 video files within QuickTimeH264.qtx, (2) MDAT atoms in mov video files within QuickTimeH264.scalar, and (3) AVC1 atoms in an unknown media type within an unspecified component, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap corruption and application crash) via a crafted, H.264 encoded movie file.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 29 days later
· 29 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 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)
- 8.6% · top 4.9% 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
13
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-061/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 31086 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080909 ZDI-08-062: Apple QuickTime MDAT Frame Parsing Memory Corruption Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-2527 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20080909 ZDI-08-060: Apple QuickTime AVC1 Atom Parsing Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-09-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-060/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1020841 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16164 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3027 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 31821 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-062/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20080909 ZDI-08-061: Apple QuickTime Player H.264 Parsing Heap Corruption Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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-2008-3613 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-3627)Record last updated .