USN-4545-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4545-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4545-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4545-1
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Published
2020-09-25T20:02:17.029554Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:14Z
Summary
libquicktime vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libquicktime incorrectly handled certain malformed MP4 files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted MP4 file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion). (CVE-2017-9122)

It was discovered that libquicktime incorrectly handled certain malformed MP4 files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted MP4 file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libquicktime to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9123, CVE-2017-9124, CVE-2017-9126, CVE-2017-9127, CVE-2017-9128)

It was discovered that libquicktime incorrectly handled certain malformed MP4 files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted MP4 file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2017-9125)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libquicktime

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
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2:1.*

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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libquicktime-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libquicktime2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "quicktime-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "quicktime-x11utils"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-9122"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-9123"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-9124"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-9125"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-9126"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-9127"
        },
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2017-9128"
        }
    ]
}