Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 18, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4116
CVE-2008-4116
Description
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime tag (1) on a web page or embedded in a (2) .mp4 or (3) .mov file, possibly related to the Check_stack_cookie function and an off-by-one error that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 8.0
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 7.5.5
Patches
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References
7- securityreason.com/securityalert/4270nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/31212nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45311nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5936nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6113nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7995nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6471nvd
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