01 Record

CVE-2006-2238

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file that triggers the overflow in the ReadBMP function. NOTE: this issue

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BMP file that triggers the overflow in the ReadBMP function. NOTE: this issue

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 6.91% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 93.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2006-05-12 21:00Z20 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-07 17:43Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2006-05-08

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7b08d8e283b7d8a6856258bd85d01ac0cb44c38de10e263571d9fe98191346af

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

applequicktimeNot specified—

06 References

secunia.com20069http://secunia.com/advisories/20069third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
www.osvdb.org24820http://www.osvdb.org/24820vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2006-05-11http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00002.htmlvendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
securitytracker.com1016067http://securitytracker.com/id?1016067vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comquicktime-bmp-bo(26402)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26402vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
www.us-cert.govTA06-132Bhttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132B.htmlthird-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
www.security-protocols.comhttp://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x27-advisory.phpx_refsource_MISC
www.securityfocus.com17953http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17953vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
www.vupen.comADV-2006-1778http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1778vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN

01 Record index

CVE-2006-2238

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2006-2238

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References