# CVE-2005-1579: Apple QuickTime Player 7.0 on Mac OS X 10.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a .mov file with a Quartz Composer c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-05-14 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Apple QuickTime Player 7.0 on Mac OS X 10.4 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a .mov file with a Quartz Composer composition (.qtz) file that uses certain patches to read local information, then other patches to send the information to the attacker.

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## References

- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301714
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0531
- http://remahl.se/david/vuln/018
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13603
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-05/0265.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15307
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00006.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/quartzcomposer-dev/2005/May/msg00250.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013961
- http://www.osvdb.org/16376
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/quartzcomposer-dev/2005/May/msg00263.html

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