CVE-2006-4965
Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that identifies resources outside of the original domain. NOTE: as of 20070912, this issue has been demonstrated by using instances of Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile and Components.interfaces.nsIProcess to execute arbitrary local files within Firefox and possibly Internet Explorer.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- EPSS score
- 13.4% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-4951)
- Published
- September 25, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4951 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / quicktime
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305149
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22048(Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27414(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1631
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/0day-quicktime-pwns-firefox
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/backdooring-mp3-files/(Exploit)
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/myspace-quicktime-worm-follow-up
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/751808(US Government Resource)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446750/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453756/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/479179/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20138(Exploit)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018687
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3155
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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