medium
6.8
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2011-3221: Code Injection

First published: Fri Oct 14 2011(Updated: )

QuickTime in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.2 does not properly handle the atom hierarchy in movie files, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Credit: product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
macOS Yosemite=10.5.8
macOS Yosemite=10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1
macOS Yosemite=10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.0
macOS Yosemite=10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.2
macOS Yosemite=10.6.7
macOS Yosemite=10.2.7
macOS Yosemite=10.0.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.1
macOS Yosemite=10.2.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.10
macOS Yosemite=10.2.1
macOS Yosemite=10.5.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.11
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.5
macOS Yosemite=10.3.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.8
macOS Yosemite=10.3.5
macOS Yosemite=10.3.0
macOS Yosemite=10.4.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.3
macOS Yosemite=10.1
macOS Yosemite=10.5.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.6
macOS Yosemite=10.6.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.4
macOS Yosemite=10.5.1
macOS Yosemite=10.0.1
macOS Yosemite=10.4.10
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.3
macOS Yosemite=10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.1
macOS Yosemite=10.4.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.4
macOS Yosemite=10.1.4
macOS Yosemite<=10.7.1
macOS Yosemite=10.2.4
macOS Yosemite=10.4.7
macOS Yosemite=10.4.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.4
macOS Yosemite=10.3.2
macOS Yosemite=10.5.3
macOS Yosemite=10.5.0
macOS Yosemite=10.2.2
macOS Yosemite=10.6.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.0
macOS Yosemite=10.0
macOS Yosemite=10.3.7
macOS Yosemite=10.0.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.4
macOS Yosemite=10.4.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.7
macOS Yosemite=10.1.0
macOS Yosemite=10.1.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4
macOS Yosemite=10.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.5
macOS Yosemite=10.3.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3
macOS Yosemite=10.5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.8
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.7.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5.7
macOS Yosemite=10.1.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.2
macOS Yosemite=10.4
macOS Yosemite=10.2.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.9
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.8
macOS Yosemite=10.6.1
macOS Yosemite=10.4.6
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.6.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.0
macOS Yosemite=10.3.8
macOS Yosemite=10.6.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.1
macOS Yosemite=10.1.1
macOS Yosemite=10.5.7
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.1
macOS Yosemite=10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.4
macOS Yosemite=10.4.5
macOS Yosemite=10.3.9
macOS Yosemite=10.3.4
macOS Yosemite=10.4.11
macOS Yosemite=10.4.8
macOS Yosemite=10.3.3
macOS Yosemite=10.2.6
Apple Mac OS X Server<=10.7.1
macOS Yosemite=10.7.0
macOS Yosemite=10.2.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.5
macOS Yosemite=10.6.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.7
macOS Yosemite=10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0.1
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.0
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.2.8
macOS Yosemite=10.2
macOS Yosemite=10.4.2
macOS Yosemite=10.5.4
macOS Yosemite=10.3
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.3.6
macOS Yosemite=10.0.4
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.1.3
macOS Yosemite=10.1.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-3221?

    CVE-2011-3221 has a critical severity level due to its potential to allow remote code execution.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-3221?

    To mitigate CVE-2011-3221, users should upgrade to Mac OS X version 10.7.2 or later.

  • What types of attacks can CVE-2011-3221 facilitate?

    CVE-2011-3221 can be exploited to execute arbitrary code or cause application crashes.

  • Which Mac OS X versions are affected by CVE-2011-3221?

    CVE-2011-3221 affects various versions of Mac OS X prior to 10.7.2, including 10.6.8 and earlier.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2011-3221?

    While the best option is to upgrade, avoiding opening untrusted movie files can serve as a temporary workaround.

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