CVE-2008-4116
highpriority · attend · 51EPSS 0.116 · 96 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime tag (1) on a web page or embedded in a (2) .mp4 or (3) .mov file, possibly related to the Check_stack_cookie function and an off-by-one error that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-6471Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 / iTunes 8.0 - Remote Off-by-One Crashfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (14)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4270enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31212enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45311enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5936enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6113enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7995enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6471enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4270nvd
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