CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2218

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in the Installer of QuickTime for Windows related to an untrusted search path allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access and privilege escalation, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update QuickTime to the latest version and to monitor and restrict access to directories where malicious DLL files may reside.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of QuickTime for Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS