CVE-2017-12143

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in...

6.5 Medium

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in lqt_quicktime.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.04%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in lqt_quicktime.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2017-12143
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in lqt_quicktime.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2017-12143
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-3727 No score

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in lqt_quicktime.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Record: EUVD-2017-3727
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwfm-mphw-wq7g 6.5

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in...

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in lqt_quicktime.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Record: GHSA-rwfm-mphw-wq7g
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in lqt_quicktime.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2017-12143
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-12143 6.5

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in lqt_quicktime.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12143
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12143 6.5

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in lqt_quicktime.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12143
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

libquicktime

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`libquicktime` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-142:1.2.4-152:1.2.4-162:1.2.4-17	None known
`libquicktime` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-162:1.2.4-17	None known
`libquicktime` Debian:14	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-162:1.2.4-17	None known
`libquicktime` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-7build22:1.2.4-7build32:1.2.4-7+deb8u1build0.16.04.12:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1	None known
`libquicktime` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-112:1.2.4-11build1	None known
`libquicktime` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-12build2	None known
`libquicktime` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-12build42:1.2.4-12build5	None known
`libquicktime` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-142:1.2.4-152:1.2.4-15build22:1.2.4-16	None known
`libquicktime` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-162:1.2.4-17	None known
`libquicktime` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-17build2	None known
`libquicktime` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:1.2.4-172:1.2.4-17build2	None known

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2017-12143 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libquicktime, published August 2, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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