{"id":"CVE-2012-3753","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-3753","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T08:00:56.576Z","title":"Buffer overflow in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MIME type.","description":"Buffer overflow in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MIME type.","published":"2012-11-09T19:55:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:43:52.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["apple/quicktime"],"epss":{"score":0.35078,"percentile":0.98442,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-11-28","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":22973,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 - MIME Type Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22973","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/22973.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/22973.rb","published":"2012-11-28","added":"2012-11-28","updated":"2012-11-28","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-3753","OSVDB-87088"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 35.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118421/Apple-QuickTime-7.7.2-MIME-Type-Buffer-Overflow.html","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/51226","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79900","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15947","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/118421/Apple-QuickTime-7.7.2-MIME-Type-Buffer-Overflow.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/51226","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5581","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79900","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15947","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3753","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}