Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2007-2175
CVE-2007-2175
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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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420668nvdUS Government Resource
- cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allownvd
- docs.info.apple.com/article.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.htmlnvd
- www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/nvd
- www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/nvd
- www.osvdb.org/34178nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/nvd
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.htmlnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33827nvd
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