Apple iTunes up to 8.2 Protocol memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 8.2 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Protocol Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-0950. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iTunes up to 8.2 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Protocol Handler. 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:

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an itms: URL with a long URL component after a colon.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2009. The weakness was published 06/02/2009 by Rob King with TippingPoint as HT3592 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-0950 since 03/18/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by ryujin and been published 2 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as highly functional. 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 $100k and more. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38986 (Apple iTunes < 8.2 itms: URI Handling Overflow (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Peer-To-Peer File Sharing and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116445 (Apple iTunes "itms:" URI Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (APPLE-SA-2009-06-01-2)).

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. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8013.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50899), Exploit-DB (8934), Tenable (38986), SecurityFocus (BID 35157†) and OSVDB (54833†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: ryujin
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Nessus ID: 38986
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 8.2 itms: URI Handling Overflow (uncredentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 800804
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes itms: URI Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Saint ID: exploit_info/itunes_itms
Saint Name: Apple iTunes itms: URL buffer overflow

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MetaSploit ID: itms_overflow.rb
MetaSploit Name: Apple OS X iTunes 8.1.1 ITMS Overflow
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT3592
Researcher: Rob King
Organization: TippingPoint
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0950 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0950
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3980

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X-Force: 50899 - Apple iTunes itms buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 35157 - Apple iTunes Multiple URI Handler Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 35314 - Apple iTunes Protocol Handler Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 54833 - Apple iTunes itms: URI Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1022313
Vulnerability Center: 22389 - Apple iTunes < 8.2 Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability via Crafted URL, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1470

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

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2009 18:30
Updated: 04/20/2025 00:08
Changes: 06/19/2009 18:30 (117), 09/05/2019 16:51 (5), 06/15/2024 09:18 (16), 11/30/2024 22:38 (2), 04/20/2025 00:08 (2)
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