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Apple iTunes AAC File Parsing Integer Overflow (credentialed check)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 21782

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote host is running Apple iTunes, a popular media player.

The remote version of iTunes is vulnerable to an integer overflow when it parses a specially crafted AAC file. By tricking a user into opening such a file, a remote attacker may be able to leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code on the affected host, subject to the privileges of the user running the application.

Solution

Upgrade to Apple iTunes 6.0.5 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?7f4e1f7b

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 21782

File Name: itunes_605.nasl

Version: 1.20

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/30/2006

Updated: 10/12/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-1467

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/iTunes Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/29/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1467

BID: 18730