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CVE-2007-2175 Details

Description

Apple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and when Java is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameters to the toQTPointer method in quicktime.util.QTHandleRef, which can be used to modify arbitrary memory when creating QTPointerRef objects, as demonstrated during the "PWN 2 0WN" contest at CanSecWest 2007.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow	CVE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.html	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33827	CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420668	CVE	US Government Resource
http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/	CVE
http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/34178	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017950	CVE
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/	CVE
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html	CVE
http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.First_Mac_Hacked_Cancel_Or_Allow	[email protected]
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.html	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33827	[email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420668	[email protected]	US Government Resource
http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/	[email protected]
http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/34178	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017950	[email protected]
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/	[email protected]
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html	[email protected]

see all 24 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple safari	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 16, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 24, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]