VAR-201707-0421
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2025-04-20 23:36Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of QuickTime for Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory. Yuji Tounai of NTT Communications Corporation reported this vulnerability to IPA. JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.Arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer. Apple QuickTime for Windows is a multimedia player software for Windows developed by Apple (Apple). The software is capable of handling multiple sources such as digital video, media segments, and more. Attackers can use malicious DLL files to exploit this vulnerability to gain permissions
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