{"id":"CVE-2006-4965","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2006-4965","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:38:53.928Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2006-09-25T00:07:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:30:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-94"],"affected":["apple/quicktime"],"epss":{"score":0.13368,"percentile":0.96389,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2006-09-21","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":28639,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 PlugIn - Arbitrary Script Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28639","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/remote/28639.rb","file":"exploits/linux/remote/28639.rb","published":"2006-09-21","added":"2006-09-21","updated":"2013-09-30","author":"LMH","type":"remote","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2006-4965","OSVDB-29064"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20138/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. 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