# CVE-2004-0431: Integer overflow in Apple QuickTime (QuickTime.qts) before 6.5.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large "number of entries"

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in Apple QuickTime (QuickTime.qts) before 6.5.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large "number of entries" field in the sample-to-chunk table data for a .mov movie file, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00048.html
- http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=108356485013237&w=2
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16026
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/782958
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108360110618389&w=2

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