vulnwire
7.5high

CVE-2008-3434

Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitr…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.6%
percentile 86%
Public exploits
0
none known

Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

  • support.apple.com /kb/HT5030 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • infobyte.com.ar /down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • lists.apple.com /archives/Security-announce/2011/Nov/msg00003.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, x_transferred
  • oval.cisecurity.org /repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17136 · vdb-entry, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, x_transferred
  • infobyte.com.ar /down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred

Sources

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