CVE-2006-4965
Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that identifies resources…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that identifies resources outside of the original domain. NOTE: as of 20070912, this issue has been demonstrated by using instances of Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile and Components.interfaces.nsIProcess to execute arbitrary local files within Firefox and possibly Internet Explorer.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 13.37% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 September 2006
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- apple/quicktime
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 13.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305149
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22048Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27414Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1631
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/0day-quicktime-pwns-firefox
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-mp3-files/Exploit
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/myspace-quicktime-worm-follow-up
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/751808US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446750/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453756/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479179/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20138Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018687
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3155
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305149
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22048Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27414Vendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1631
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/0day-quicktime-pwns-firefox
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-mp3-files/Exploit
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/myspace-quicktime-worm-follow-up
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/751808US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446750/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453756/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479179/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20138Exploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018687
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3155
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.