CVE-2005-0043 — Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes 4

Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes 4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in (1) .m3u or (2) .pls playlist files.

01What is this vulnerability?

Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes 4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in (1) .m3u or (2) .pls playlist files.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2005-01-19T05:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-07T20:57:40.721Z

09References

• www.kb.cert.org — http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/377368
• securitytracker.com — http://securitytracker.com/id?1012839
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18851
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/13804
• www.idefense.com — http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=180&type=vulnerabilities
• lists.apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/Jan/msg00000.html
• www.osvdb.org — http://www.osvdb.org/12833
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12238