iTunes < 6.0.5 AAC File Integer Overflow (Mac OS X)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21781

Synopsis

The remote host contains an application that is affected by a remote code execution flaw.

Description

The remote host is running iTunes, a popular jukebox program.

The remote version of this software is vulnerable to an integer overflow when it parses specially crafted AAC files which may lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

An attacker may exploit this flaw by sending a malformed AAC file to a user on the remote host and wait for him to play it with iTunes.

Solution

Upgrade to iTunes 6.0.5 or newer

See Also

http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/10781

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21781

File Name: macosx_iTunes_Overflow3.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 6/29/2006

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.1

Temporal Score: 3.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

Required KB Items: iTunes/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/29/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1467

BID: 18730