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                             INFORMATION BULLETIN

                          Apple iTunes Buffer Overflow
                       [Apple iTune version 4.7.1 Update]

January 18, 2005 22:00 GMT                                        Number P-099
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PROBLEM:       Apple iTunes, a digital media player available for Microsoft 
               Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, contains a 
               vulnerability in the way it parses some playlist files. 
PLATFORM:      iTunes versions prior to 4.7.1 
DAMAGE:        A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the way iTunes 
               parses URL entries in .m3u and .pls playlist files. A remote 
               attacker could created a maliciously crafted playlist that may 
               result in a buffer overflow and execution of arbitrary code. 
SOLUTION:      Apply the available security update. 
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VULNERABILITY  The risk is LOW. An attacker could craft a malicious playlist 
ASSESSMENT:    file and convince a victim to load it and this may result in 
               execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user 
               running iTunes. 
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LINKS: 
 CIAC BULLETIN:      http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-099.shtml 
 ORIGINAL BULLETIN:  http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798 
 CVE/CAN:            http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= 
                     CAN-2005-0043 
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[***** Start Apple iTune version 4.7.1 Update *****]

Visit Apple's Website directly for their published information on their 
Security Update for iTunes:
 
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798

[***** End Apple iTune version 4.7.1 Update *****]
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CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Apple for the 
information contained in this bulletin.
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