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CVE-2007-5045 (GCVE-0-2007-5045)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2007-09-24 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 15:17
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Summary
Argument injection vulnerability in Apple QuickTime 7.1.5 and earlier, when running on systems with Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.7 installed, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a QuickTime Media Link (QTL) file with an embed XML element and a qtnext parameter containing the Firefox "-chrome" argument. NOTE: this is a related issue to CVE-2006-4965 and the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-3670.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2007-09-19 00:00
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