CVE-2006-4965
mediumpriority · track · 35EPSS 0.134 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that identifies resources outside of the original domain. NOTE: as of 20070912, this issue has been demonstrated by using instances of Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile and Components.interfaces.nsIProcess to execute arbitrary local files within Firefox and possibly Internet Explorer.
cvss
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-28639Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 PlugIn - Arbitrary Script Executionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (30)
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- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305149enisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00000.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22048enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27414enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1631enisa_euvd
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/0day-quicktime-pwns-firefoxenisa_euvd
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-mp3-files/enisa_euvd
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/myspace-quicktime-worm-follow-upenisa_euvd
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