CVE-2008-4116

Apple iTunes and QuickTime - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow via Long Type Attribute in QuickTime Tag

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-4116. PoCs published by securfrog.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a heap overflow vulnerability in QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 by crafting a malicious MOV file with an overly long string in the '<? quicktime type= ?>' tag, leading to a crash. Code execution is noted as possible but not explicitly demonstrated in this PoC.

Description

Buffer overflow in Apple QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a long type attribute in a quicktime tag (1) on a web page or embedded in a (2) .mp4 or (3) .mov file, possibly related to the Check_stack_cookie function and an off-by-one error that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by securfrog · perldosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6471

This exploit demonstrates a heap overflow vulnerability in QuickTime 7.5.5 and iTunes 8.0 by crafting a malicious MOV file with an overly long string in the '<? quicktime type= ?>' tag, leading to a crash. Code execution is noted as possible but not explicitly demonstrated in this PoC.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: QuickTime 7.5.5, iTunes 8.0
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious MOV file in QuickTime or iTunes, or visit a webpage embedding the malicious content
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4270
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5936
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7995
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6113
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31212
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6471
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45311

Scores

EPSS 0.1162
EPSS Percentile 95.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (2)
apple/itunes 8.0
apple/quicktime 7.5.5
Published Sep 18, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026