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CVE-2007-2175 Detail

Current Description

Apple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and when Java is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameters to the toQTPointer method in quicktime.util.QTHandleRef, which can be used to modify arbitrary memory when creating QTPointerRef objects, as demonstrated during the "PWN 2 0WN" contest at CanSecWest 2007.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420668 US Government Resource 
http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/
http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017950
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33827

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-2175
NVD Published Date:
04/24/2007
NVD Last Modified:
10/16/2018
Source:
MITRE