Apple iTunes < 10.5.1 Update Authenticity Verification Weakness (uncredentialed check)

high Nessus Plugin ID 56873

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Synopsis

The remote host contains an application that is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle attack.

Description

The version of Apple iTunes on the remote host is prior to version 10.5.1. It is, therefore, affected by a man-in-the-middle vulnerability due to using unsecured HTTP connections when checking for or retrieving software updates. A remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code by means of a trojan horse update that appears to originate from Apple.

Solution

Upgrade to Apple iTunes 10.5.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 56873

File Name: itunes_10_5_1_banner.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: Remote

Family: Peer-To-Peer File Sharing

Published: 11/18/2011

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: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-3434

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

Required KB Items: installed_sw/iTunes DAAP

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-3434

BID: 50672

CWE: 94

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