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CVE-2007-3751

HIGH · 9.3 CVSS v2.0 Published 2007-11-07
Patch available
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Unspecified vulnerability in QuickTime for Java in Apple QuickTime before 7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via untrusted Java applets that gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Mac Os XOperating system
Affected:= 10.3.9= 10.4.10= 10.5
Windows VistaOperating system
Affected:all versions
Windows XpOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
M
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
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Recommended fix High confidence

QuickTime 7.3 or later (or remove QuickTime for Windows per Apple's end-of-life)

  1. 1. Determine the current QuickTime version installed by opening QuickTime Player and selecting QuickTime Player > About QuickTime Player (Mac) or Help > About QuickTime Player (Windows)
  2. 2. For Mac OS X 10.3.9, 10.4.10, or 10.5: Download and install QuickTime 7.3 or later from Apple's support site
  3. 3. For Windows XP or Vista: Download and install QuickTime 7.3 or later from Apple's support site
  4. 4. Alternatively, for Windows systems, consider uninstalling QuickTime entirely as Apple ended support for QuickTime on Windows in 2016. Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall QuickTime
  5. 5. After installation or removal, restart the affected system
  6. 6. Verify the fix by checking the QuickTime version (should be 7.3 or higher) or confirming removal from Add/Remove Programs
Caveat QuickTime 7.x reached end-of-life; on Windows, Apple no longer provides security updates for QuickTime since 2016, so removal is recommended

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