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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iTunes (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file pls. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 9.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pls file.

The weakness was disclosed 09/24/2009 by S2 Crew (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2817. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by S2 Crew in Ruby and been published 6 months after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 41059 (iTunes < 9.0.1 PLS File Buffer Overflow (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 4.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9723.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53421), Tenable (41059) and Exploit-DB (11491).

Productinfo

Type

• Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• iTunes

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 2.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 3.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.8.3
• 4.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.1
• 4.2

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: S2 Crew
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Download: 🔍

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Nessus ID: 41059
Nessus Name: iTunes < 9.0.1 PLS File Buffer Overflow (Mac OS X)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes .pls Files Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: iTunes 4.2.0
TippingPoint: 🔍

McAfee IPS: 🔍
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2009 🔍
09/22/2009 +36 days 🔍
09/23/2009 +1 days 🔍
09/24/2009 +1 days 🔍
09/24/2009 +0 days 🔍
09/24/2009 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2009 +5 days 🔍
02/17/2010 +141 days 🔍
02/17/2010 +0 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1855 days 🔍
08/23/2021 +2350 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: S2 Crew
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2009-2817 (🔍)
OVAL: 🔍

X-Force: 53421
Vulnerability Center: 23573 - Apple iTunes before 9.0.1 Remote Buffer Overflow via a Crafted PLS File, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36478 - Apple iTunes '.pls' File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/23/2021 08:31
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/15/2017 09:19 (21), 08/23/2021 08:30 (3), 08/23/2021 08:31 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:777:103

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