CVE-2009-0002

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a QTVR movie file with crafted THKD atoms.

Published: 2009-01-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0002 is rated High Risk (68.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 35.67%, 97th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0002

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-30 38.57% 35.67% -2.90%
2 2025-12-28 47.58% 38.57% -9.01%
3 2025-12-27 — 47.58% —

Full EPSS history (33 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0002

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0002

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0002

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple quicktime <= 7.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime — cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 4.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.1.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.1.6 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.3.1.70 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.3.1.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0002

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