CVE-2012-3722
The Sorenson codec in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5, and in CoreMedia in iOS before 6...
The Sorenson codec in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5, and in CoreMedia in iOS before 6, accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with Sorenson encoding.
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What each source reports
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The Sorenson codec in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5, and in CoreMedia in iOS before 6, accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with Sorenson encoding.
- Record
CVE-2012-3722- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Sorenson codec in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5, and in CoreMedia in iOS before 6, accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with Sorenson encoding.
- Record
CVE-2012-3722- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3669 No score
The Sorenson codec in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5, and in CoreMedia in iOS before 6, accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with Sorenson encoding.
- Record
EUVD-2012-3669- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2m32-q4rj-65v2 No score
The Sorenson codec in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5, and in CoreMedia in iOS before 6...
The Sorenson codec in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5, and in CoreMedia in iOS before 6, accesses uninitialized memory locations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with Sorenson encoding.
- Record
GHSA-2m32-q4rj-65v2- 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-2012-3722 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apple Mac Os X, published September 20, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.90%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78715
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3722
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2m32-q4rj-65v2