CVE-2009-2799
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted H.264 movie file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted H.264 movie file.
- Record
CVE-2009-2799- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted H.264 movie file.
- Record
CVE-2009-2799- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2789 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted H.264 movie file.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2789- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5gvg-42jf-22j8 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted H.264 movie file.
- Record
GHSA-5gvg-42jf-22j8- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2799 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Quicktime, published September 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.72%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/kb/HT3859
securityfocus.com/bid/36328
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00002.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6405
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2799
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5gvg-42jf-22j8