CVE-2012-0668
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with RLE encoding.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with RLE encoding.
- Record
CVE-2012-0668- 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
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with RLE encoding.
- Record
CVE-2012-0668- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0700 No score
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with RLE encoding.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0700- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qwmp-9cqp-hfjf No score
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with RLE encoding.
- Record
GHSA-qwmp-9cqp-hfjf- 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-2012-0668 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 4.57%, the 91st 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%3A15821
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html
securityfocus.com/bid/53579
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0668
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qwmp-9cqp-hfjf