CVE-2009-0016 — Apple iTunes before 8

Apple iTunes before 8.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP) message with a crafted Content-Length header.

01What is this vulnerability?

Apple iTunes before 8.1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a Digital Audio Access Protocol (DAAP) message with a crafted Content-Length header.

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: 2009-03-14T18:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-07T04:17:10.429Z

09References

• securitytracker.com — http://securitytracker.com/id?1021842
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501758/100/0/threaded
• osvdb.org — http://osvdb.org/52578
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34094
• www.fortiguardcenter.com — http://www.fortiguardcenter.com/advisory/FGA-2009-11.html
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com — https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49200
• oval.cisecurity.org — https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3…
• www.vupen.com — http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0702
• archives.neohapsis.com — http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0236.html
• secunia.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/34254
• lists.apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2009/Mar/msg00001.html
• support.apple.com — http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3487