Apple iTunes 4.7 pls memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes 4.7 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file pls. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes 4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in (1) .m3u or (2) .pls playlist files.

The bug was discovered 01/12/2005. The weakness was shared 01/11/2005 by Sean de Regge as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0043 since 01/10/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

After 4 days, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16151 (iTunes < 4.7.1), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 3471. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3237.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (18851), Tenable (16151) and Exploit-DB (758).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 16151
Nessus Name: iTunes < 4.7.1
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MetaSploit ID: apple_itunes_playlist.rb
MetaSploit Name: Apple ITunes 4.7 Playlist Buffer Overflow
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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Sean de Regge
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-0043 (🔍)
X-Force: 18851
SecurityTracker: 1012839
Vulnerability Center: 7051 - Code Execution in Apple iTunes 4.2 .72 - 4.7 via Buffer Overflow, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12238 - Apple ITunes Playlist Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 13804
OSVDB: 12833 - Apple iTunes m3u/pls Playlist Overflow

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

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Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 05/29/2019 21:44
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (87), 05/29/2019 21:44 (8)
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