CVE-2009-0956

Apple QuickTime before 7.6.2 does not properly initialize memory before use in handling movie files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a movie containing a user data atom of size zero.

• CWE-399

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35091Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3591Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35162Patch
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022314
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1469Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50896
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16188
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00000.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/35091Vendor Advisory
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3591Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35162Patch
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022314
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1469Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50896
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16188

Published

Jun 2, 2009

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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