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libquicktime — security advisory
In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in lqt_quicktime.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
- Products
- libquicktime
- Affected versions
- 2:1.2.4-11, 2:1.2.4-11build1, 2:1.2.4-12build2, 2:1.2.4-12build4, 2:1.2.4-12build5, 2:1.2.4-14, 2:1.2.4-15, 2:1.2.4-15build2, 2:1.2.4-16, 2:1.2.4-17, 2:1.2.4-17build2, 2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1build0.16.04.1, 2:1.2.4-7+deb8u1ubuntu0.1, 2:1.2.4-7build2, 2:1.2.4-7build3
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2017-12143
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_info in lqt_quicktime.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12143
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Complete source record
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