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iTunes < 9.0.1 PLS File Buffer Overflow (Mac OS X)

high Nessus Plugin ID 41059

Synopsis

The remote Mac OS X host contains an application affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The remote version of 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 iTunes 9.0.1 or later.

See Also

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3884

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00006.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/17952

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 41059

File Name: macosx_itunes_9_0_1.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 9/23/2009

Updated: 7/16/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

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 v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/iTunes

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