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TI-2003-00160 Aliases CVE-2003-0168GHSA-59rq-cvvv-96rm

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player 5.x and 6.0 for Windows allows remote attackers…

Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime Player 5.x and 6.0 for Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long QuickTime URL.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09281 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2003-0168
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59rq-cvvv-96rm

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2011-00240 Integer signedness error in Apple QuickTime before 7.7 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-01741 The IPersistPropertyBag2::Read function in QTPlugin.ocx in Apple QuickTime 6.x, 7.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-05881 Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2012-03270 Buffer overflow in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2012-03269 Multiple buffer overflows in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2013-00879 Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.4 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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