CVE-2007-2175
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…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 83.8%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 HIGHAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 83.80% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 April 2007
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/safari
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 83.8% 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 (3)
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.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-16295source ↗ | Apple QTJava - 'toQTPointer()' Arbitrary Memory Access (Metasploit)multiple · Metasploit | remote | 20 September 2010 | yes |
| EDB-29884source ↗ | Apple QuickTime 7.1.5 - QTJava toQTPointer() Java Handling Arbitrary Code Executionmultiple · Shane Macaulay | remote | 23 April 2007 | yes |
| EDB-9943source ↗ | Apple QuickTime for Java 7 - Memory Access (Metasploit)multiple · H D Moore | remote | 23 April 2007 | yes |
References
- http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420668US Government Resource
- http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/
- http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/
- http://www.osvdb.org/34178
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017950
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33827
- http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420668US Government Resource
- http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/
- http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/
- http://www.osvdb.org/34178
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017950
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33827
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.