CVE-2012-3756
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
CVE-2012-3756 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Quicktime, published November 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.56%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 9.3 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 5.56%EPSS, 92nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted rnet box in an MP4 movie file.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted rnet box in an MP4 movie file.
- Record
CVE-2012-3756- 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 ListNo score
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted rnet box in an MP4 movie file.
- Record
CVE-2012-3756- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-3703No score
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted rnet box in an MP4 movie file.
- Record
EUVD-2012-3703- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jg6q-4qr4-vm6pNo score
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code...
Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted rnet box in an MP4 movie file.
- Record
GHSA-jg6q-4qr4-vm6p- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
secunia.com/advisories/51226
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Nov/msg00002.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16065
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79903
support.apple.com/kb/HT5581
osvdb.org/87091
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3756
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jg6q-4qr4-vm6p