Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 14, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-0778

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in an ActiveX control in QTPlugin.ocx for Apple QuickTime 7.4.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via long arguments to the (1) SetBgColor, (2) SetHREF, (3) SetMovieName, (4) SetTarget, and (5) SetMatrix methods.

Affected products

Apple Inc./Quicktime
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=7.4.1

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/27769nvdExploit
securityreason.com/securityalert/3652nvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488045/100/0/threadednvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40475nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5110nvd

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