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CVE-2009-0143

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-0143 describes a vulnerability in Apple iTunes before version 8.1 where the application fails to adequately inform users about the origin of authentication requests. This flaw allows malicious podcast servers to trick users into divulging their usernames and passwords when subscribing to specially crafted podcasts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity, potentially leading to information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0187 is in the 59th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2009/Mar/msg00001.html
Mailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 52579
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/34254
Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/49201
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5336
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT3487
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/34094
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vupen.com / english/advisories/2009/0702
Third Party Advisory