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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-0234 · published 11 January 2008

CVE-2008-0234: Apple quicktime memory buffer overflow vulnerability

Apple · Quicktime

Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 12% · top 3.9% CWE-119 · Memory buffer overflow
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
40References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00000.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28423 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31034 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3537 Exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112179 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486091/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486114/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486161/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486174/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486238/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486241/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486268/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27225 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019178
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0107 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2064/references Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39601
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4885
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4906
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00000.html PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28423 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31034 Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3537 Exploit
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112179 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486091/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486114/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486161/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486174/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486238/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486241/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486268/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27225 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019178
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0107 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2064/references Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39601
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4885
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4906

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-0234), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.