Apple iTunes MPEG4 Buffer Overflow May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1013927 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1013927
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2005-1248
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 9 2005
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Impact:
Denial of service via network, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 4.7 and prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Apple iTunes. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions and may be able to execute arbitrary code.
A remote user can create a specially crafted MPEG4 file that, when loaded by the target user with iTunes, will trigger a buffer overflow and crash or potentially execute arbitrary code. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The vendor credits Mark Litchfield of NGS Software with reporting this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause the iTunes player to crash or to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the target user.
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Solution:
The vendor has released a fixed version (4.8), available for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later, Microsoft Windows XP, and Microsoft Windows 2000 at:
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
For Mac OS X:
The download file is named: "iTunes4.8.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 5a86f278f9f83192a7789ad123d5d62f67a6a316
For Windows 2000 or XP:
The download file is named: "iTunesSetup.exe"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 12582d193b27991c8f069331ab12d107c569bde2
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Vendor URL: www.apple.com/support/security/security_updates.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS: UNIX (macOS/OS X), Windows (2000), Windows (XP)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Subject: APPLE-SA-2005-05-09 iTunes 4.8
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
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APPLE-SA-2005-05-09 iTunes 4.8
iTunes 4.8 is now available and, among other enhancements, delivers
the following security improvement:
CVE-ID: CAN-2005-1248
Impact: A buffer overflow in iTunes could cause a denial of service
and lead to execution of arbitrary code
Description: The MPEG4 file parsing code in iTunes versions prior to
4.8 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability. Parsing a
maliciously-crafted MPEG4 file could cause iTunes to terminate or
potentially execute arbitrary code. iTunes 4.8 addresses this issue
by improving the validation checks used when loading MPEG4 files.
Credit to Mark Litchfield of NGS Software for reporting this issue.
iTunes 4.8 is freely available at
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/ for Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later,
Microsoft Windows XP, and Microsoft Windows 2000
For Mac OS X:
The download file is named: "iTunes4.8.dmg"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 5a86f278f9f83192a7789ad123d5d62f67a6a316
For Windows 2000 or XP:
The download file is named: "iTunesSetup.exe"
Its SHA-1 digest is: 12582d193b27991c8f069331ab12d107c569bde2
Information will also be posted to the Apple Product Security
web site:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798
This message is signed with Apple's Product Security PGP key,
and details are available at:
http://www.apple.com/support/security/pgp/
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