CVE-2014-4979
Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service ...
Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a malformed version number and flags in an mvhd atom.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a malformed version number and flags in an mvhd atom.
- Record
CVE-2014-4979- 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
Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a malformed version number and flags in an mvhd atom.
- Record
CVE-2014-4979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-4894 No score
Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a malformed version number and flags in an mvhd atom.
- Record
EUVD-2014-4894- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j3jv-v3fv-4jx5 No score
Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service ...
Apple QuickTime allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a malformed version number and flags in an mvhd atom.
- Record
GHSA-j3jv-v3fv-4jx5- 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-2014-4979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Quicktime, published July 26, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.59%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.