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libquicktime — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12145

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_ftyp in ftyp.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-2017-12145
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 00:21 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12145

core-osv · Original source

Published 2 Aug 2017, 05:29 UTC

In libquicktime 1.2.4, an allocation failure was found in the function quicktime_read_ftyp in ftyp.c, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12145

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Complete source record
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