Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1579
CVE-2005-1579
Description
Apple QuickTime Player 7.0 on Mac OS X 10.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a .mov file with a Quartz Composer composition (.qtz) file that uses certain patches to read local information, then other patches to send the information to the attacker.
Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=7.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
11- secunia.com/advisories/15307nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/13603nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0265.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/quartzcomposer-dev/2005/May/msg00250.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/quartzcomposer-dev/2005/May/msg00263.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- remahl.se/david/vuln/018nvdVendor Advisory
- securitytracker.com/idnvdVendor Advisory
- www.osvdb.org/16376nvdVendor Advisory
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00006.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0531nvd
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