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QuickTime: buffer overflow allows arbitrary code execution via a crafted pathname for a file (CVE-2012-0265)

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QuickTime: buffer overflow allows arbitrary code execution via a crafted pathname for a file (CVE-2012-0265)

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/16/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/11/2012
Modified
01/30/2020

Description

A stack buffer overflow existed in QuickTime's handling of file paths. This issue does not affect OS X systems.

Solution(s)

  • quicktime-upgrade-7_7_2

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