CVE-2012-0665

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted movie file with H.264 encoding.

Published: 2012-05-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0665 is rated High Risk (69.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.06%). EPSS rose +1.08% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0665

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 2.98% 4.06% +1.08%
2 2026-04-07 3.26% 2.98% -0.28%
3 2026-01-15 — 3.26% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0665

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-2012-0665

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0665

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple quicktime <= 7.7.1 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 6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 6.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 7.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 7.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 7.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.6.7 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.6.8 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.6.9 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.60.92.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.60.92.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.62.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.62.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.64.17.73 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.64.17.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.65.17.80 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.65.17.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.66.71.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.66.71.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.67.75.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.67.75.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.68.75.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.68.75.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple quicktime 7.69.80.9 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.69.80.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0665

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