Apple iTunes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - Mac OS X

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:apple:itunes";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902639");
  script_version("2026-04-28T06:28:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3434");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-28 06:28:06 +0000 (Tue, 28 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-11-28 16:04:18 +0530 (Mon, 28 Nov 2011)");
  script_name("Apple iTunes Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - Mac OS X");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5030");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50672");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4981");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Nov/msg00003.html");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Mac OS X Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("secpod_itunes_detect_macosx.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Apple/iTunes/MacOSX/Version");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in
  the context of the user running the affected application.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apple iTunes version prior to 10.5.1 on Mac OS X.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to the improper verification of authenticity of
  updates, allows man-in-the-middle attack execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Apple Apple iTunes version 10.5.1 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apple iTunes is prone to a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if(version_is_less(version:vers, test_version:"10.5.1")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"10.5.1", install_path:path);
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);