Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (appli
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 46/100)
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 28.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.1% of all records.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Add it to your regular patch cycle. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an itms: URL with a long URL component after a colon.
- Published
- Jun 2, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 28.8% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
46
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 9 / 30 · 28.8%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apple | itunes | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apple itunesup to 8.1.1 inclusive
- apple itunes1.0
- apple itunes1.1
- apple itunes1.1.1
- apple itunes1.1.2
- apple itunes2.0
- apple itunes2.0.1
- apple itunes2.0.2
- apple itunes2.0.3
- apple itunes2.0.4
- apple itunes3.0
- apple itunes3.0.1
- apple itunes4.0
- apple itunes4.0.0
- apple itunes4.0.1
- apple itunes4.1
- apple itunes4.1.0
- apple itunes4.2
- apple itunes4.2.0
- apple itunes4.2.72
Same product
apple: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2005-0043Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes 4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in (1) .m3u or (2) .pls playlist files.51Plan
- CVE-2012-0677Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (app42Plan
- CVE-2010-1769WebKit in Apple iTunes before 9.2 on Windows, and Apple iOS before 4 on the iPhone and iPod touch, accesses out-of-bounds memory during the 42Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2009-0016Mar 14, 2009 · Apple iTunes before 8.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Digital Audio Access Protocol 21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2009-0143Mar 14, 2009 · Apple iTunes before 8.1 does not properly inform the user about the origin of an authentication request, which makes it easier for remote po18Monitor
- Later →CVE-2009-2817Sep 24, 2009 · Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 9.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application cra40Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×4
Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.
| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2010-11-11 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2009-06-03 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2009-06-12 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2010-01-14 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/multi/browser/itms_overflowApple OS X iTunes 8.1.1 ITMS Overflowexploit | 2009-06-01 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-2 d
- Published
- First PoCsame day
- TodayOct 24, 2026+6353 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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- osvdb.org/54833
- redpig.dataspill.org/2009/05/drive-by-attack-for-itunes-811.html
- secunia.com/advisories/35314
- static.dataspill.org/releases/itunes/itms_overflow.rb
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3592
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504043/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/35157
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1022313
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1470
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50899
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17099
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8861
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8934
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.