The version of iTunes installed on the remote Mac OS X host is earlier than 10.5.1. As such, it uses an unsecured HTTP connection when checking for or retrieving software updates, which could allow a man-in-the-middle attacker to provide a Trojan horse update that appears to originate from Apple.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(56871);
script_version("1.8");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2018/07/14 1:59:35");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3434");
script_bugtraq_id(50672);
script_name(english:"iTunes < 10.5.1 Update Authenticity Verification Weakness (Mac OS X)");
script_summary(english:"Checks version of iTunes on Mac OS X");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote host contains an application that is susceptible to a
man-in-the-middle attack."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The version of iTunes installed on the remote Mac OS X host is
earlier than 10.5.1. As such, it uses an unsecured HTTP connection
when checking for or retrieving software updates, which could allow a
man-in-the-middle attacker to provide a Trojan horse update that
appears to originate from Apple."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2008/Jul/249"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT5030"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Nov/msg00003.html"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:"Upgrade to iTunes 10.5.1 or later."
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_cwe_id(94);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/07/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/11/14");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/11/18");
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:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("macosx_itunes_detect.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/MacOSX/Version", "installed_sw/iTunes");
exit(0);
}
include("vcf.inc");
os = get_kb_item("Host/MacOSX/Version");
if (!os) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mac OS X");
app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:"iTunes");
constraints = [{"fixed_version" : "10.5.1"}];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);