CVE-2011-0257
highpriority · attend · 68EPSS 0.601 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Integer signedness error in Apple QuickTime before 7.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted PnSize opcode in a PICT file that triggers a stack-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 (2)
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- EDB-17777Apple QuickTime - PICT PnSize Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- exploit/windows/fileformat/apple_quicktime_pnsizeApple QuickTime PICT PnSize Buffer Overflowfunctional · metasploit
affected products (33)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (12)
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- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4826cnnvd
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-252/cnnvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8365enisa_euvd
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4826enisa_euvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17777enisa_euvd
- http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-252/enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16059enisa_euvd
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8365nvd
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