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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-0663

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 on Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TeXML file.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 9.3EPSS 28.3%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 on Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TeXML file.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
28.34% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 June 2012
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
apple/quicktime
Source
product-security@apple.com
EPSS trend
0%15%30%4 November 2026: 28.34%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 28.3% since 4 November 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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-19433source ↗Apple QuickTime - TeXML Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitlocal28 June 2012yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.