CVE-2007-2175

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.6)—💥 Exploit

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.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Base score: 7.6

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 84%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 100
Score date: 10/7/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Metasploit module (reliable, widely available exploit) · Apple QTJava toQTPointer() Arbitrary Memory Access
Published on Exploit-DB · Apple QTJava - 'toQTPointer()' Arbitrary Memory Access (Metasploit) (9/20/2010)
Published on Exploit-DB · Apple QuickTime 7.1.5 - QTJava toQTPointer() Java Handling Arbitrary Code Execution (4/23/2007)
Published on Exploit-DB · Apple QuickTime for Java 7 - Memory Access (Metasploit) (4/23/2007)

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — Safari

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

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