CVE-2009-2817 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Apple iTunes versions prior to 9.0.1, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service through a specially crafted .pls file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and moderate attack complexity to achieve complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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