CVE-2005-0043 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple iTunes 4.7. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long URL within specially crafted .m3u or .pls playlist files. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While not currently on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high potential for exploitation. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.