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Apple iTunes < 8.0 Integer Buffer Overflow (uncredentialed check)

high Nessus Plugin ID 34158

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Synopsis

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

Description

The version of Apple iTunes on the remote host is prior to version 8.0. It is, therefore, affected by an integer buffer overflow vulnerability in an included third party driver. A local user can exploit this to gain system privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Apple iTunes 8.0 or later.

See Also

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT3025

http://www.nessus.org/u?433bcd70

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 34158

File Name: itunes_8_0_banner.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: Remote

Published: 9/10/2008

Updated: 10/12/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3636

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

Required KB Items: installed_sw/iTunes DAAP

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3636

BID: 31089

CWE: 189