CVE-2011-0248
Stack-based buffer overflow in the QuickTime ActiveX control in Apple QuickTime before 7.7 on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted QTL…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the QuickTime ActiveX control in Apple QuickTime before 7.7 on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted QTL file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 3.02% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- apple/quicktime
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 3.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Aug/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Aug/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.