CVE-2007-6166

N/A Unknown
Published: November 29, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27755
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29182
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3410
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26549
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26560
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018989
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-334A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3984
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4648
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6013
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27755
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29182
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3410
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26549
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26560
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018989
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-334A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3984
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4648
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6013
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

32 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
41.9%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

apple microsoft

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