9.3 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
0.028 Low
EPSS
Percentile
90.7%
The remote version of Apple iTunes is older than 9.0.1. Such versions are affected by a buffer overflow involving the handling of PLS files.
If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a malicious PLS file, he can leverage this issue to crash the affected application or to execute arbitrary code on the affected system subject to the userβs privileges.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(41060);
script_version("1.10");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2817");
script_bugtraq_id(36478);
script_name(english:"Apple iTunes < 9.0.1 PLS File Buffer Overflow (credentialed check)");
script_summary(english:"Checks version of iTunes on Windows");
script_set_attribute( attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by a
buffer overflow vulnerability." );
script_set_attribute( attribute:"description", value:
"The remote version of Apple iTunes is older than 9.0.1. Such versions
are affected by a buffer overflow involving the handling of PLS files.
If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into opening a
malicious PLS file, he can leverage this issue to crash the affected
application or to execute arbitrary code on the affected system
subject to the user's privileges." );
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3884"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00006.html"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/advisories/17952"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Upgrade to Apple iTunes 9.0.1 or later."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
script_cwe_id(119);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"patch_publication_date",
value:"2009/09/22"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"plugin_publication_date",
value:"2009/09/23"
);
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/12 19:01:17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:apple:itunes");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("itunes_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("SMB/iTunes/Version");
exit(0);
}
include ("global_settings.inc");
version = get_kb_item("SMB/iTunes/Version");
if (isnull(version)) exit(1, "The 'SMB/iTunes/Version' KB item is missing.");
ver = split(version, sep:'.', keep:FALSE);
for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++)
ver[i] = int(ver[i]);
if (
ver[0] < 9 ||
(
ver[0] == 9 && ver[1] == 0 &&
(
ver[2] < 1 ||
(ver[2] == 1 && ver[3] < 8)
)
)
)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0)
{
report = string(
"\n",
"iTunes ", version, " is installed on the remote host.\n"
);
security_hole(port:get_kb_item("SMB/transport"), extra:report);
}
else security_hole(get_kb_item("SMB/transport"));
}
else exit(0, "The host is not affected since iTunes "+version+" is installed.");