Apple QuickTime up to 7.6.6 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple QuickTime. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2010-0528. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple QuickTime (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Apple QuickTime before 7.6.6 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via crafted color tables in a movie file, related to malformed MediaVideo data, a sample description atom (STSD), and a crafted length value.

The weakness was published 03/31/2010 by TippingPoint with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-0528. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/04/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45388 (QuickTime < 7.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117433 (Apple QuickTime Multiple Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerabilities(HT4104)).

Upgrading to version 7.1.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8443.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (45388), SecurityFocus (BID 39139†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-25340†). Similar entries are available at VDB-50778, VDB-52499, VDB-52496 and VDB-52494. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 45388
Nessus Name: QuickTime < 7.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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OpenVAS ID: 800494
OpenVAS Name: Apple QuickTime Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities (Win)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QuickTime 7.1.1
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02/03/2010 +302 days 🔍
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05/04/2026 +4064 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: TippingPoint
Organization: TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2010-0528 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-0528
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52495

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SecurityFocus: 39139 - Apple QuickTime Color Table Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 25340 - Apple QuickTime Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via Crafted Color Tables in a Movie File, Critical

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Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 05/04/2026 11:49
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (62), 02/23/2017 10:04 (10), 09/06/2021 14:26 (2), 09/06/2021 14:30 (1), 05/04/2026 11:49 (17)
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