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CVE-2011-0259

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-0259 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in Apple iTunes before version 10.5, specifically within the CoreFoundation component's string tokenization. This flaw allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.6, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.6HIGH

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.58%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0258 is in the 41st percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00000.html
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com / archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16919
support.apple.com / kb/HT4981
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4999
support.apple.com / kb/HT5002
securityfocus.com / bid/50067