CVE-2005-2340

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) QuickTime Image File (QTIF), (2) PICT, or (3) JPEG format image with a long data field.

Exploit likelihood

25.5%Down 30.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2005-2340
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2005-2340
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2005-2341 No score

Record: EUVD-2005-2341
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-phq6-4q25-99ph No score

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime before 7.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute...

Record: GHSA-phq6-4q25-99ph
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apple quicktime

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Apple QuickTime 6.4/6.5/7.0.x - PictureViewer '.JPEG'/.PICT' File Buffer Overflow	2006-01-11

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-2340 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Quicktime, published December 31, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 25.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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