CVE-2008-0234
Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP...
Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.
- Record
CVE-2008-0234- 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 Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.
- Record
CVE-2008-0234- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0246 No score
Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.
- Record
EUVD-2008-0246- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h6v5-m9cf-gc4p No score
Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP...
Buffer overflow in Apple Quicktime Player 7.3.1.70 and other versions before 7.4.1, when RTSP tunneling is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Reason-Phrase response to an rtsp:// request, as demonstrated using a 404 error message.
- Record
GHSA-h6v5-m9cf-gc4p- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | QuickTime Player 7.3.1.70 - 'RTSP' Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2008-01-10 |
| Exploit-DB | QuickTime Player 7.3.1.70 - 'RTSP' Remote Buffer Overflow | 2008-01-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0234 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Quicktime, published January 11, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/4885
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39601
securityfocus.com/archive/1/486161/100/0/threaded
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2064/references
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Feb/msg00001.html
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secunia.com/advisories/31034
kb.cert.org/vuls/id/112179
securityreason.com/securityalert/3537
securitytracker.com/id?1019178
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0234
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6v5-m9cf-gc4p