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CVE-2017-9122 json

The quicktime_read_moov function in moov.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CP…

published 2017-06-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-18060

cvss
6.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.5%
EPSS 6.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The quicktime_read_moov function in moov.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mp4 file.

Patch / fix

  • libquicktime Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2:1.2.4-11

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9122

  • libquicktime Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9122

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • libquicktime SLE Software Development Kit 11 SP4 1.0.3-6.5.1
  • libquicktime SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2 +2 more 1.2.4-13.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2017:1988-1SUSE-SU-2017:1769-1

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-42148)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-42148 libquicktime 1.2.4 - Denial of Service dos, 2017-06-09

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.1 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

Sources

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