iTunes < 9.2.1 'itpc:' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 5605

Synopsis

The remote host contains an application that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host has iTunes installed, a popular media player for Windows and Mac OS.

Versions of iTunes earlier than 9.2.1 are potentially affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of 'itpc:' URLs which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host. To exploit this flaw, an attacker would need to send a malformed itpc: link to a user on the remote host and wait for him to click on it.

Solution

Upgrade to iTunes 9.2.1 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4263

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 5605

Family: Web Clients

Published: 7/20/2010

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 47762, 47763, 47764

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/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

Patch Publication Date: 7/19/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/19/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1777

BID: 41789