CVE-2012-3753

Exp

Buffer overflow in the plugin in Apple QuickTime before 7.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted MIME type.

Published: 2012-11-09 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-3753 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 78.06%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-3753

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
22973 exploit_db edb 2012-11-28 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3753

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 2025-03-30 79.34% 78.06% -1.28%
2 2025-03-29 78.06% 79.34% +1.28%
3 2025-03-17 — 78.06% —

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3753

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-2012-3753

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3753

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple quicktime <= 7.7.2 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 6.1.1 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 7.0.0 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 7.1.0 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 7.2.0 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 7.3.0 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 7.4.0 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 7.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:quicktime:7.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3753

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