Apple itunes 4.7.1.30/5.0 ituneshelper.exe access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple itunes 4.7.1.30/5.0. This impacts an unknown function of the file ituneshelper.exe. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-2938. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple itunes 4.7.1.30/5.0 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file ituneshelper.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

unquoted windows search path vulnerability in ituneshelper.exe in itunes 4.7.1.30 and itunes 5 for windows might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious c:\program.exe file.

The weakness was presented 11/18/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-2938 since 09/15/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20219 (Apple iTunes For Windows iTunesHelper.exe Path Subversion Local Privilege Escalation (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38495 (Apple iTunes 5 for Windows Arbitrary Local Code Execution Vulnerability (APPLE-SA-2005-11-15)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (20219), SecurityFocus (BID 15446†), OSVDB (20988†), SecurityTracker (ID 1015222†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9663†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 20219
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes For Windows iTunesHelper.exe Path Subversion Local Privilege Escalation (credentialed check)
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11/15/2005 +61 days 🔍
11/16/2005 +1 days 🔍
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06/29/2025 +3763 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26948
SecurityFocus: 15446 - Apple iTunes 6 For Windows Arbitrary Local Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: 20988 - CVE-2005-2938 - Apple - iTunes 6 For Windows - Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015222
Vulnerability Center: 9663 - iTunes before 6.0 for Windows Local Privileges Escalation via Search Path Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-2443

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/29/2025 10:15
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (60), 06/11/2019 15:04 (11), 06/29/2025 10:15 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:550:103

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