CVE-2006-4965 (GCVE-0-2006-4965)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-09-25 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 19:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Apple QuickTime 7.1.3 Player and Plug-In allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code and possibly conduct other attacks via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter that identifies resources outside of the original domain. NOTE: as of 20070912, this issue has been demonstrated by using instances of Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile and Components.interfaces.nsIProcess to execute arbitrary local files within Firefox and possibly Internet Explorer.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
15 references
Date Public
2006-09-20 00:00
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