Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-4979

Description

Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a malformed version number and flags in an mvhd atom.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Quicktime2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/kb/HT6443nvdVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/68852nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1030638nvd
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-264/nvd
support.apple.com/kb/HT6493nvd

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