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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-4389 · published 12 September 2006

CVE-2006-4389: Apple quicktime vulnerability

Apple · Quicktime

Apple QuickTime before 7.1.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FlashPix (FPX) file, which triggers an exception that leads to an operation on an uninitialized object.

5.1 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 7.7% · top 5.6%
5.1CVSS 2.0 base score
7.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
28References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Apple QuickTime before 7.1.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted FlashPix (FPX) file, which triggers an exception that leads to an operation on an uninitialized object.

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304357
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21893
http://secunia.com/advisories/29182
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1554
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016830
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/540348 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/28769
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445888/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19976 ExploitPatch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-256A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3577
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28938
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304357
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00000.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/21893
http://secunia.com/advisories/29182
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1554
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016830
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/540348 US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/28769
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/445888/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19976 ExploitPatch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-256A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3577
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28938

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-4389), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.