Apple iTunes < 9.0.1 PLS File Buffer Overflow (credentialed check)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41060

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote version of Apple iTunes is older than 9.0.1. Such versions are affected by a buffer overflow involving the handling of PLS files.
If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a malicious PLS file, he can leverage this issue to crash the affected application or to execute arbitrary code on the affected system subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Upgrade to Apple iTunes 9.0.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41060

File Name: itunes_9_0_1.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/23/2009

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: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-2817

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/22/2009

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-2817

BID: 36478

CWE: 119

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