Apple iTunes < 8.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 35914

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Synopsis

The remote host contains a multimedia application that has multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Apple iTunes on the remote host is prior to version 8.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- A remote attacker can cause a denial of service by sending a maliciously crafted DAAP message. Note that this vulnerability only affects iTunes running on a Windows host. (CVE-2009-0016)

- When subscribing to a podcast, an authentication dialog may be presented to the user without clarifying the origin of the authentication request. An attacker could exploit this flaw in order to steal the user's iTunes credentials. (CVE-2009-0143)

Solution

Upgrade to Apple iTunes 8.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 35914

File Name: itunes_8_1_banner.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: remote

Family: Peer-To-Peer File Sharing

Published: 3/13/2009

Updated: 7/12/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

Required KB Items: iTunes/sharing

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-0016, CVE-2009-0143

BID: 34094

CWE: 20, 200

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