Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application…

published 2013-05-24 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-1057

cvss: 9.3; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 32.6%; EPSS 32.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits: 3; Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via crafted dref atoms in a movie file.

Timeline

2013-05-22 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/apple_quicktime_rdrf)
2013-05-24 Published

Exploit prediction

32.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/apple_quicktime_rdrf Apple Quicktime 7 Invalid Atom Length Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2013-05-22
Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/apple_quicktime_rdrf Apple Quicktime 7 Invalid Atom Length Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2013-05-22
EDB-27012 Apple QuickTime 7 - Invalid Atom Length Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2013-07-22

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

lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2013/May/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory
support.apple.com /kb/HT5770
vendor-advisory
oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16606
vdb-entry, signature

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-1017
NVD CVE-2013-1017

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Summary