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CVE-2005-1248

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-1248 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple iTunes versions prior to 4.8, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through a specially crafted MPEG4 file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.2.72CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0540 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00003.html
PatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/15310
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
PatchVendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/20498
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17304
ngssoftware.com / advisories/itunes.txt
osvdb.org / 16243
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/13565
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/0504