NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libquicktime package, versions <2:1.2.4-11


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-LIBQUICKTIME-527034
  • published12 Jun 2017
  • disclosed12 Jun 2017

Introduced: 12 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-9124  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 libquicktime to version 2:1.2.4-11 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libquicktime package and not the libquicktime package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The quicktime_match_32 function in util.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted mp4 file.