CVE-2011-0257
Integer signedness error in Apple QuickTime before 7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service…
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- apple
Description
Integer signedness error in Apple QuickTime before 7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PnSize opcode in a PICT file that triggers a stack-based buffer overflow.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Metasploit modules1 module
- Apple QuickTime PICT PnSize Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/fileformat/apple_quicktime_pnsizeRank gooddisclosed 8 Aug 2011
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Apple QuickTime - PICT PnSize Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 17777local, windowspublished 3 Sept 2011Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 17777 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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
ID reserved
By apple
- 8 months later
· 8 months later
Published
- 13 years later
· 13 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)
- 60.1% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (9 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 (5)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4826 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 8365 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 17777 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16059 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-252/ (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-2011-0283 (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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