CVE-2010-0520
MEDIUMEPSS 97th pctlDescription
Heap-based buffer overflow in QuickTimeAuthoring.qtx in QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted FLC file, related to crafted DELTA_FLI chunks and untrusted length values in a .fli file, which are not properly handled during decompression.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00002.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/510520/100/0/threaded
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-044
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6801
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.