Apple iTunes < 8.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35913

Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Apple iTunes installed on the remote Windows host is older than 8.1. Such versions may be affected by multiple vulnerabilities :
- It may be possible to cause a denial of service by sending a maliciously crafted DAAP header to the application. (CVE-2009-0016)

- When subscribing to a podcast an authentication dialog may be presented without clarifying the origin of the authentication request. An attacker could exploit this flaw in order to steal the user's iTunes credentials.
(CVE-2009-0143)

Solution

Upgrade to Apple iTunes 8.1 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3487

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Mar/msg00001.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35913

File Name: itunes_8_1.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/13/2009

Updated: 7/12/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

Required KB Items: SMB/iTunes/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0016, CVE-2009-0143

BID: 34094

CWE: 20, 200