CVE-2007-6166
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.3
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.
- Record
CVE-2007-6166- 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 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.
- Record
CVE-2007-6166- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-6135 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.
- Record
EUVD-2007-6135- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mrqv-c428-3hfp No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.3.1, as used in QuickTime Player on Windows XP and Safari on Mac OS X, allows remote Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) servers to execute arbitrary code via an RTSP response with a long Content-Type header.
- Record
GHSA-mrqv-c428-3hfp- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RTSP Buffer Overflow | 2010-01-06 |
| Exploit-DB | Apple QuickTime 7.3 - RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-05-09 |
| Exploit-DB | Apple QuickTime (Mac OSX) - RTSP Content-Type Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-10-09 |
| Exploit-DB | Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RTSP Response Remote Overwrite (SEH) | 2007-11-23 |
| Exploit-DB | Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 (Windows Vista/XP) - RSTP Response Code Execution | 2007-11-24 |
| Exploit-DB | Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 (Internet Explorer 7 / Firefox / Opera) - RTSP Response Universal | 2007-11-26 |
| Exploit-DB | Apple QuickTime 7.2/7.3 - RSTP Response Universal | 2007-11-27 |
| Exploit-DB | Apple Safari / QuickTime 7.3 - RTSP Content-Type Remote Buffer Overflow | 2008-07-06 |
| Metasploit | MacOS X QuickTime RTSP Content-Type Overflow | 2007-11-23 |
| Metasploit | Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response Header Buffer Overflow | 2007-11-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-6166 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Quicktime, published November 29, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 41.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/26549
beskerming.com/security/2007/11/25/74/QuickTime_-_Remote_hacker_automatic_control
securityreason.com/securityalert/3410
exploit-db.com/exploits/4648
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307176
lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00000.html
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security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200803-08.xml
securityfocus.com/bid/26560
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-334A.html
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/659761
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38604
exploit-db.com/exploits/6013
vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3984
secunia.com/advisories/27755
secunia.com/advisories/29182
securitytracker.com/id?1018989
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6166
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrqv-c428-3hfp