UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9122

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9122

    Published: 12 Jun 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-9122
    Aliases:
    USN-4545-1

    Summary:

    Details: The quicktime_read_moov function in moov.c in libquicktime 1.2.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mp4 file.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9122, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42148/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4545-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9122

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libquicktime

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libquicktime@2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    2:1.2.4-7build2
    2:1.2.4-7build3
    2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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