__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN iTunes 6.0.5 [Article ID: 303952] July 3, 2006 16:00 GMT Number Q-237 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: An integer overflow in iTunes could cause a denial of service or lead to the execution of arbitrary code. PLATFORM: Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later Windows XP / 2000 DAMAGE: The AAC file parsing code in iTunes versions prior to 6.0.5 contains an integer overflow vulnerability. Parsing a maliciously-crafted AAC file could cause iTunes to terminate or potentially execute arbitrary code. SOLUTION: Apply current patches. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is LOW. Could result in the execution of arbitrary ASSESSMENT: code. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/q-237.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303952 ADDITIONAL LINKS: US-CERT VU#907836 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907836 CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-1467 ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start Article ID: 303952 *****] About the security content of iTunes 6.0.5 This document describes the security content of iTunes 6.0.5, which can be downloaded and installed using Software Update, or from Apple Downloads. For the protection of our customers, Apple does not disclose, discuss, or confirm security issues until a full investigation has occurred, and any necessary patches or releases are available. To learn more about Apple Product Security, visit the Apple Product Security website. For information about the Apple Product Security PGP Key, see "How to Use the Apple Product Security PGP Key." Where possible, CVE IDs are used to reference the vulnerabilities for further information. To learn about other Security Updates, see "Apple Security Updates." iTunes 6.0.5 * iTunes CVE-ID: CVE-2006-1467 Available for: Mac OS X v10.2.8 or later, Windows XP / 2000 Impact: An integer overflow in iTunes could cause a denial of service or lead to the execution of arbitrary code Description: The AAC file parsing code in iTunes versions prior to 6.0.5 contains an integer overflow vulnerability. Parsing a maliciously-crafted AAC file could cause iTunes to terminate or potentially execute arbitrary code. iTunes 6.0.5 addresses this issue by improving the validation checks used when loading AAC files. iTunes 6.0.5 is freely available from http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/. Credit to ATmaCA working with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative for reporting this issue. [***** End Article ID: 303952 *****] _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Apple for the information contained in this bulletin. _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC, the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, is the computer security incident response team for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the emergency backup response team for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). CIAC is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. CIAC is also a founding member of FIRST, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, a global organization established to foster cooperation and coordination among computer security teams worldwide. CIAC services are available to DOE, DOE contractors, and the NIH. 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