Buffer overflow in Apple Itunes
CVE-2009-0950
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.288 (98.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.288 · newest: 0.288 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Itunes — versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1470 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35157 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/35314 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8934 (exploit)
- redpig.dataspill.org/2009/05/drive-by-attack-for-itunes-811.html
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17099 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8861 (exploit)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3592 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504043/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- static.dataspill.org/releases/itunes/itms_overflow.rb
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-0950?
- CVE-2009-0950 is a vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-06-02.
- Is CVE-2009-0950 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.