CVE-2012-0265
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted pathname for a file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted pathname for a file.
- Record
CVE-2012-0265- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted pathname for a file.
- Record
CVE-2012-0265- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0301 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted pathname for a file.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0301- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gx8-m2jf-q557 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted pathname for a file.
- Record
GHSA-7gx8-m2jf-q557- 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-2012-0265 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Quicktime, published May 16, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.90%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1027065
support.apple.com/kb/HT5261
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16170
securityfocus.com/bid/53578
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00005.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0265
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7gx8-m2jf-q557