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CVE-2011-1417

Integer overflow in QuickLook, as used in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 and MobileSafari in Apple iOS before 4.2.7 and 4.3.x before 4.3.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a Microsoft Office document with a crafted size field in the OfficeArtMetafileHeader, related to OfficeArtBlip, as demonstrated on the iPhone by Charlie Miller and Dion Blazakis during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2011.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-1417 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from apple, from apple, from apple organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-03-11T17:55:03.760

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-189

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	≤ 10.6.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.6.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.6.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.6.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.6.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.6.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x	10.6.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	≤ 10.6.6	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	mac_os_x_server	10.6.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	≤ 4.2.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.3.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.3.1	Yes

References

http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/02/pwn2own-2011 ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00000.html ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00001.html ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/44154 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4607 ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5003 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/charlie-miller-wins-pwn2own-again-with-iphone-4-exploit/8378 ([email protected])
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-109/ ([email protected])
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2011/02/02/pwn2own-2011 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00005.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00000.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011//Apr/msg00001.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/44154 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4607 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5003 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/charlie-miller-wins-pwn2own-again-with-iphone-4-exploit/8378 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-109/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.