iTunes < 6.0.5 AAC File Parsing Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 3671

Synopsis

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

Description

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 that 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 them to play it with iTunes.

Risk factor :

Medium

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.0.5 or higher.

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 3671

Family: Web Clients

Published: 6/29/2006

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 21781

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1467

BID: 18730