CVE-2008-1017

MEDIUM 6.8CVE-2008-1017 · Published 04/04/2008 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2008-1017 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability affecting quicktime (apple).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 7.1%, higher than 94.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
quicktime apple	`≤ 7.4.4`	No fix yet

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in clipping region (aka crgn) atom handling in quicktime.qts in Apple QuickTime before 7.4.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted movie.

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008//Jul/msg00000.html
secunia.com/advisories/29650 · Patch
secunia.com/advisories/31034
securitytracker.com/id
support.apple.com/kb/HT1241
securityfocus.com/archive/1/490460/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/28583
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-094A.html · Patch
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1078
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2064/references
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-015
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41607

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