{"id":"CVE-2016-2399","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-2399","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:08:13.401Z","title":"Integer overflow in the quicktime_read_pascal function in libquicktime 1.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted hdlr MP4 atom.","description":"Integer overflow in the quicktime_read_pascal function in libquicktime 1.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted hdlr MP4 atom.","published":"2017-01-30T22:59:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:43:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-190"],"affected":["libquicktime/libquicktime"],"epss":{"score":0.07243,"percentile":0.94291,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.09079,"percentile":0.95126},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.07243,"percentile":0.94052}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2016-02-23","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39487,"kind":"exploit","title":"libquicktime 1.2.4 - Integer Overflow","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39487","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/dos/39487.py","file":"exploits/multiple/dos/39487.py","published":"2016-02-23","added":"2016-02-23","updated":"2016-02-23","author":"Marco Romano","type":"dos","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-2399"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comlibquicktime-1.2.4.tar.gz","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.2%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3800","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.nemux.org/2016/02/23/libquicktime-1-2-4/","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95880","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135899/libquicktime-1.2.4-Integer-Overflow.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39487/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3800","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.nemux.org/2016/02/23/libquicktime-1-2-4/","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95880","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135899/libquicktime-1.2.4-Integer-Overflow.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39487/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2399","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."}