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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-0718 · published 5 March 2007

CVE-2007-0718: Apple quicktime memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Apple · Quicktime

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1.5 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a QTIF file with a Video Sample Description containing a Color table ID of 0, which triggers memory corruption when QuickTime assumes that a color table exists.

5.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 6.0% · top 7.0% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
5.8CVSS 2.0 base score
6.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1.5 allows remote user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a QTIF file with a Video Sample Description containing a Color table ID of 0, which triggers memory corruption when QuickTime assumes that a color table exists.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/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=305149 PatchVendor Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=486
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24359 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/313225 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462012/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22827
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22839
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017725 Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-065A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0825 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32826
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305149 PatchVendor Advisory
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=486
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00000.html Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24359 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/313225 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462012/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22827
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22839
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017725 Patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-065A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0825 Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32826

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-0718), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.