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ID

VAR-200704-0237


CVE

CVE-2007-2175


TITLE

Apple QuickTime for Java QTPointerRef heap memory corruption vulnerability

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sources: CERT/CC: VU#420668

DESCRIPTION

Apple QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), as used in Safari and other browsers, and when Java is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via parameters to the toQTPointer method in quicktime.util.QTHandleRef, which can be used to modify arbitrary memory when creating QTPointerRef objects, as demonstrated during the "PWN 2 0WN" contest at CanSecWest 2007. Safari Used in etc. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page.The flaw exists within the QuickTime Java extensions (QTJava.dll), specifically the routine toQTPointer() exposed through quicktime.util.QTHandleRef. A lack of sanity checking on the parameters passed to this routine, through the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), allows an attacker to write arbitrary values to memory. This can be leveraged to execute arbitrary code under the context of the current user. Example code execution vectors include Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari. This vulnerability affects the latest versions of both the MacOS and Windows operating systems, including MacOS 10.4.9 and Windows Vista. QuickTime is prone to a vulnerability that may aid in the remote compromise of a vulnerable computer. The issue occurs when a Java-enabled browser is used to view a malicious website. QuickTime must also be installed. Failed exploit attempts will likely result in denial-of-service conditions. This issue is exploitable through both Safari and Mozilla Firefox running on Mac OS X. Reports indicate that Firefox on Windows platforms may also be an exploit vector. Reports also indicate that Internet Explorer 6 and 7 running on Windows XP may be an exploit vector, but that a sandboxing feature may interfere with successful exploits. Neither of these points has been confirmed. Apple QuickTime is a popular multimedia player that supports a wide variety of media formats. ZDI-07-023: Apple QTJava toQTPointer() Pointer Arithmetic Memory Overwrite Vulnerability http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-023.html May 1, 2007 -- CVE ID: CVE-2007-2175 -- Affected Vendor: Apple -- Affected Products: Quicktime -- TippingPoint(TM) IPS Customer Protection: TippingPoint IPS customers have been protected against this vulnerability since April 23, 2007 by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID 5310, 5311. -- Vendor Response: Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446 -- Disclosure Timeline: 2007.04.23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2007.04.23 - Digital Vaccine released to TippingPoint customers 2007.05.01 - Coordinated public release of advisory -- Credit: This vulnerability was discovered by Dino A. Dai Zovi. -- About the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI): Established by TippingPoint, a division of 3Com, The Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) represents a best-of-breed model for rewarding security researchers for responsibly disclosing discovered vulnerabilities. Researchers interested in getting paid for their security research through the ZDI can find more information and sign-up at: http://www.zerodayinitiative.com The ZDI is unique in how the acquired vulnerability information is used. 3Com does not re-sell the vulnerability details or any exploit code. Instead, upon notifying the affected product vendor, 3Com provides its customers with zero day protection through its intrusion prevention technology. Explicit details regarding the specifics of the vulnerability are not exposed to any parties until an official vendor patch is publicly available. Furthermore, with the altruistic aim of helping to secure a broader user base, 3Com provides this vulnerability information confidentially to security vendors (including competitors) who have a vulnerability protection or mitigation product. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Secunia customers receive relevant and filtered advisories. Delivery is done via different channels including SMS, Email, Web, and https based XML feed. http://corporate.secunia.com/trial/38/request/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Apple QuickTime Java Handling Unspecified Code Execution SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA25011 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/25011/ CRITICAL: Highly critical IMPACT: System access WHERE: >From remote SOFTWARE: Apple QuickTime 7.x http://secunia.com/product/5090/ Apple Quicktime 6.x http://secunia.com/product/810/ Apple Quicktime 5.x http://secunia.com/product/215/ Apple Quicktime 4.x http://secunia.com/product/7923/ Apple Quicktime 3.x http://secunia.com/product/10883/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Apple QuickTime, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. Other browsers and platforms may also be affected. SOLUTION: Disable Java support. Do not browse untrusted websites. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Dino Dai Zovi ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Matasano: http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. 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sources: NVD: CVE-2007-2175 // CERT/CC: VU#420668 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2007-001862 // ZDI: ZDI-07-023 // BID: 23608 // VULHUB: VHN-25537 // PACKETSTORM: 56412 // PACKETSTORM: 56195

AFFECTED PRODUCTS

vendor:applemodel:safariscope: - version: -

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vendor:applemodel:safariscope:eqversion:*

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vendor:apple computermodel: - scope: - version: -

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vendor:applemodel:quicktimescope: - version: -

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.1.5

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.1.4

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.1.3

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.1.2

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.1.1

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.0.4

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.0.3

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.0.2

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.0.1

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.0

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:6.5.2

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:6.5.1

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:6.5

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:6.1

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:5.0.2

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:7.1

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:eqversion:6

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vendor:applemodel:quicktime playerscope:neversion:7.1.6

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sources: CERT/CC: VU#420668 // ZDI: ZDI-07-023 // BID: 23608 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2007-001862 // CNNVD: CNNVD-200704-414 // NVD: CVE-2007-2175

CVSS

SEVERITY

CVSSV2

CVSSV3

nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2007-2175
value: HIGH

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CARNEGIE MELLON: VU#420668
value: 10.01

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NVD: CVE-2007-2175
value: HIGH

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CNNVD: CNNVD-200704-414
value: HIGH

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VULHUB: VHN-25537
value: HIGH

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nvd@nist.gov: CVE-2007-2175
severity: HIGH
baseScore: 7.6
vectorString: AV:N/AC:H/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
accessVector: NETWORK
accessComplexity: HIGH
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: COMPLETE
integrityImpact: COMPLETE
availabilityImpact: COMPLETE
exploitabilityScore: 4.9
impactScore: 10.0
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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VULHUB: VHN-25537
severity: HIGH
baseScore: 7.6
vectorString: AV:N/AC:H/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
accessVector: NETWORK
accessComplexity: HIGH
authentication: NONE
confidentialityImpact: COMPLETE
integrityImpact: COMPLETE
availabilityImpact: COMPLETE
exploitabilityScore: 4.9
impactScore: 10.0
acInsufInfo: NONE
obtainAllPrivilege: NONE
obtainUserPrivilege: NONE
obtainOtherPrivilege: NONE
userInteractionRequired: NONE
version: 2.0

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sources: CERT/CC: VU#420668 // VULHUB: VHN-25537 // JVNDB: JVNDB-2007-001862 // CNNVD: CNNVD-200704-414 // NVD: CVE-2007-2175

PROBLEMTYPE DATA

problemtype:NVD-CWE-Other

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sources: NVD: CVE-2007-2175

THREAT TYPE

remote

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-200704-414

TYPE

input validation

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sources: CNNVD: CNNVD-200704-414

CONFIGURATIONS

sources:
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2007-001862

EXPLOIT AVAILABILITY
sources:
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-25537

PATCH
title:APPLE-SA-2007-05-01url:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00001.html
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title:Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability.url:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446
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sources:
            
            
            ZDI: ZDI-07-023 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2007-001862

EXTERNAL IDS
db:ZDIid:ZDI-07-023
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db:CERT/CCid:VU#420668
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db:NVDid:CVE-2007-2175
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db:SECTRACKid:1017950
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db:OSVDBid:34178
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db:SECUNIAid:25011
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db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2007-001862
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db:ZDI_CANid:ZDI-CAN-190
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db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200704-414
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db:XFid:33827
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db:BUGTRAQid:20070501 ZDI-07-023: APPLE QTJAVA TOQTPOINTER() POINTER ARITHMETIC MEMORY OVERWRITE VULNERABILITY
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db:APPLEid:APPLE-SA-2007-05-01
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db:BIDid:23608
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db:PACKETSTORMid:56412
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db:SEEBUGid:SSVID-66993
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db:SEEBUGid:SSVID-70813
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db:SEEBUGid:SSVID-83359
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db:EXPLOIT-DBid:9943
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db:EXPLOIT-DBid:29884
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db:EXPLOIT-DBid:16295
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db:PACKETSTORMid:82265
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db:VULHUBid:VHN-25537
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db:PACKETSTORMid:56195
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sources:
            
            
            CERT/CC: VU#420668 // 
            
            
            
            ZDI: ZDI-07-023 // 
            
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-25537 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 23608 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2007-001862 // 
            
            
            
            PACKETSTORM: 56412 // 
            
            
            
            PACKETSTORM: 56195 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-200704-414 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2007-2175

REFERENCES
url:http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305446
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url:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/zdi-07-023.html
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url:http://www.matasano.com/log/812/breaking-macbook-vuln-in-quicktime-affects-win32-apple-code/
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url:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/420668
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url:http://www.matasano.com/log/806/hot-off-the-matasano-sms-queue-cansec-macbook-challenge-won/
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url:http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/may/msg00001.html
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url:http://cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.first_mac_hacked_cancel_or_allow
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url:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/20/pwn-2-own_winner/
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url:http://www.osvdb.org/34178
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url:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017950
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url:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded
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url:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33827
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url:http://secunia.com/advisories/25011/
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url:http://developer.apple.com/quicktime/qtjava/
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url:http://developer.apple.com/documentation/java/reference/1.3.1/java131api_qtj/quicktime/util/qtpointerref.html
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url:http://www.cansecwest.com/post/2007-04-20-14:54:00.first_mac_hacked_cancel_or_allow
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url:http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/488
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url:http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017950 
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url:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=cve-2007-2175
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url:http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnid=cve-2007-2175
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url:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/33827
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url:http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/467319/100/0/threaded
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url:http://www.matasano.com/log/839/the-bug-report-that-would-not-die-dinos-finding-works-in-ie7/
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url:http://software.cisco.com/download/navigator.html?mdfid=283613663
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url:http://www.matasano.com/log/849/details-on-dinos-quicktime-advisory-with-code-snippet/
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url:http://securitywatch.eweek.com/mac_hacked_by_quicktime_bug_as_serious_as_ani.html
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url:http://www.apple.com/macosx/
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url:https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2007-2175
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url:http://www.tippingpoint.com
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url:http://www.zerodayinitiative.com
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url:http://secunia.com/secunia_security_advisories/
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url:http://secunia.com/product/5090/
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url:http://secunia.com/product/10883/
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url:http://corporate.secunia.com/trial/38/request/
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url:http://secunia.com/product/810/
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url:http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org
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url:http://secunia.com/product/7923/
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url:http://secunia.com/about_secunia_advisories/
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url:http://secunia.com/product/215/
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sources:
            
            
            CERT/CC: VU#420668 // 
            
            
            
            ZDI: ZDI-07-023 // 
            
            
            
            VULHUB: VHN-25537 // 
            
            
            
            BID: 23608 // 
            
            
            
            JVNDB: JVNDB-2007-001862 // 
            
            
            
            PACKETSTORM: 56412 // 
            
            
            
            PACKETSTORM: 56195 // 
            
            
            
            CNNVD: CNNVD-200704-414 // 
            
            
            
            NVD: CVE-2007-2175

CREDITS
Dino A. Dai Zovi
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sources:
            
            
            ZDI: ZDI-07-023

SOURCES
db:CERT/CCid:VU#420668
db:ZDIid:ZDI-07-023
db:VULHUBid:VHN-25537
db:BIDid:23608
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2007-001862
db:PACKETSTORMid:56412
db:PACKETSTORMid:56195
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200704-414
db:NVDid:CVE-2007-2175

LAST UPDATE DATE
2025-04-10T23:21:01.218000+00:00

SOURCES UPDATE DATE
db:CERT/CCid:VU#420668date:2007-05-02T00:00:00
db:ZDIid:ZDI-07-023date:2007-05-01T00:00:00
db:VULHUBid:VHN-25537date:2018-10-16T00:00:00
db:BIDid:23608date:2007-10-24T16:36:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2007-001862date:2012-06-26T00:00:00
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200704-414date:2007-05-10T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2007-2175date:2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

SOURCES RELEASE DATE
db:CERT/CCid:VU#420668date:2007-05-02T00:00:00
db:ZDIid:ZDI-07-023date:2007-05-01T00:00:00
db:VULHUBid:VHN-25537date:2007-04-24T00:00:00
db:BIDid:23608date:2007-04-23T00:00:00
db:JVNDBid:JVNDB-2007-001862date:2012-06-26T00:00:00
db:PACKETSTORMid:56412date:2007-05-03T07:03:57
db:PACKETSTORMid:56195date:2007-04-25T03:31:31
db:CNNVDid:CNNVD-200704-414date:2007-04-24T00:00:00
db:NVDid:CVE-2007-2175date:2007-04-24T16:19:00