CVE-2017-9127

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Published 2017-06-12 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

6.5

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.5

Description

The quicktime_user_atoms_read_atom function in useratoms.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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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-42148 dos linux

qflb.wu · 2017-06-09

libquicktime 1.2.4 - Denial of Service

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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	`2:1.2.4-11`
sid	Fixed	`2:1.2.4-11`
forky	Fixed	`2:1.2.4-11`
bullseye	Fixed	`2:1.2.4-11`
bookworm	Fixed	`2:1.2.4-11`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libquicktime	libquicktime	`1.2.4`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

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

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