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iTunes < 9.2.1 'itpc:' Buffer Overflow (Mac OS X)

high Nessus Plugin ID 47764

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Synopsis

The remote host contains an application that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The version of iTunes installed on the remote Mac OS X host is older than 9.2.1. Such versions may be affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of 'itpc:' URLs which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a malformed itpc: link to user on the remote host and wait for him to click on it.

Solution

Upgrade to iTunes 9.2.1 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4263

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 47764

File Name: macosx_itunes_9_2_1.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 7/20/2010

Updated: 7/16/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/iTunes

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/19/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/19/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1777

BID: 41789