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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900122
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:Apple iTunes < 8.0 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Sep 2008)
Summary:Apple iTunes is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Apple iTunes is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw is due to integer overflow error in a third-party
driver bundled with iTune.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow local users to obtain elevated
privileges thus compromising the affected system.

Affected Software/OS:
Apple iTunes versions prior to 8.0 on Windows.

Solution:
Update to version 8.0 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3636
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 31089
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31089
Bugtraq: 20081007 [W02-1008] GearSoftware Powered Products Local Privilege Escalation (Microsoft Windows Kernel IopfCompleteRequest Integer Overflow) (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497131/100/0/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#146896
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/146896
http://www.wintercore.com/advisories/advisory_W021008.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6035
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020839
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020997
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020998
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020999
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2526
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2769
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2770
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG

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