Apple iTunes up to 7.7.1 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-3634. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple iTunes (Multimedia Player Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apple iTunes before 8.0 on Mac OS X 10.4.11, when iTunes Music Sharing is enabled but blocked by the host-based firewall, presents misleading information about firewall security, which might allow remote attackers to leverage an exposure that would be absent if the administrator were given better information.

The bug was discovered 09/09/2008. The weakness was released 09/10/2008 by Ruben Santamarta with Wintercore as HT3025 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-3634 since 08/12/2008. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115984 (Apple iTunes Misleading Firewall Warning Weakness (APPLE-SA-2009-09-09)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at support.apple.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (45013), SecurityFocus (BID 31090†), OSVDB (48469†), Secunia (SA31824†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1020840†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: support.apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3025
Researcher: Ruben Santamarta
Organization: Wintercore
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3634 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3634
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3826
X-Force: 45013
SecurityFocus: 31090 - Apple iTunes Misleading Firewall Warning Weakness
Secunia: 31824
OSVDB: 48469 - Apple iTunes on Mac OS X Music Sharing Firewall Information Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1020840
Vulnerability Center: 19780 - Apple iTunes <8.0 on Mac OS X 10.4.11 with Sharing Enabled but Blocked Disinformation Vulnerability, Low

Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2008 14:57
Updated: 05/26/2025 07:31
Changes: 09/19/2008 14:57 (73), 08/19/2019 09:13 (7), 05/26/2025 07:31 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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