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critical 9.3

CVE-2012-3755 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application…

published 2012-11-09 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-3702

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
10.2%
EPSS 10.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted Targa image.

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-22855)

Exploit prediction

10.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-22855 Apple QuickTime 7.7.2 - Targa image Buffer Overflow dos, 2012-11-20

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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