VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3434
Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.62%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.62% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- apple/itunes
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011/Nov/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5030
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17136
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011/Nov/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5030
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17136
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.