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Apple iTunes Playlist Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA13804
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Release Date:
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2005-01-12
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Last Update:
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2005-01-17
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Popularity:
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20,671 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | iTunes 4.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-0043
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Description:
Sean de Regge has reported a vulnerability in iTunes, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the handling of .m3u and .pls playlists. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted playlist containing an overly long URL.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Solution:
Update to version 4.7.1.
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/itunes471.html
Provided and/or discovered by:
Sean de Regge
Changelog:
2005-01-14: Added link to iDEFENSE advisory.
2005-01-17: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.
Original Advisory:
iDEFENSE:
http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=180&type=vulnerabilities
Other References:
US-CERT VU#377368:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/377368
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