Apple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and…
Priority HIGH 74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Apple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and when Java is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameters to the toQTPointer method in quicktime.util.QTHandleRef, which can be used to modify arbitrary memory when creating QTPointerRef objects, as demonstrated during the "PWN 2 0WN" contest at CanSecWest 2007.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.83804 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2175
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v58r-vg3c-hjmm
References
Advisory 2
Other 7
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html
- http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446
- http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/
- 34178
- http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/
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Sources
- CVE-2007-2175 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-2175 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v58r-vg3c-hjmm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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