CVE-2017-2218

7.8 HIGH

Published: July 07, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of QuickTime for Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94771799/index.html

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://support.apple.com/kb/DL837?viewlocale=en_US

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Product

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94771799/index.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://support.apple.com/kb/DL837?viewlocale=en_US

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Product

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.7%

50th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426

Affected Vendors

apple microsoft

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