CVE-2016-2399

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Published 2017-01-30 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

7.8

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.8

Description

Integer overflow in the quicktime_read_pascal function in libquicktime 1.2.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted hdlr MP4 atom.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-39487 dos multiple

Marco Romano · 2016-02-23

libquicktime 1.2.4 - Integer Overflow

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OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`2:1.2.4-10`
sid	Fixed	`2:1.2.4-10`
forky	Fixed	`2:1.2.4-10`
bullseye	Fixed	`2:1.2.4-10`
bookworm	Fixed	`2:1.2.4-10`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libquicktime	libquicktime	`{"endIncluding":"1.2.4"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-190

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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