CVE-2010-1819

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the Picture Viewer in Apple QuickTime before 7.6.8 allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) CoreVideo.dll, (2) CoreGraphics.dll, or (3) CoreAudioToolbox.dll that is located in the same folder as a .pic image file.

Published: 2013-12-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-1819 is rated High Risk (69.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.70%, 91th 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-2010-1819

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 2026-06-15 3.84% 4.70% +0.87%
2 2025-03-30 4.29% 3.84% -0.45%
3 2025-03-29 — 4.29% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-1819

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-2010-1819

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2010-1819

Comment: Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html "CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path"

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-1819

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple quicktime <= 7.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-1819

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