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TI-2008-00744 Aliases CVE-2008-0778GHSA-m4cq-28fp-6xmq

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in an ActiveX control in QTPlugin.ocx for Apple…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in an ActiveX control in QTPlugin.ocx for Apple QuickTime 7.4.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) SetBgColor, (2) SetHREF, (3) SetMovieName, (4) SetTarget, and (5) SetMatrix methods.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09214 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 7.4.1VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 7.4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0778
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4cq-28fp-6xmq

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • 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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