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ItunesApplication · Apple

CVE-2010-1769

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2010-06-18
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 9.1.1 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
WebKit in Apple iTunes before 9.2 on Windows, and Apple iOS before 4 on the iPhone and iPod touch, accesses out-of-bounds memory during the handling of tables, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted HTML document, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1387 and CVE-2010-1763.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

WebKit contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in the handling of HTML tables. Attackers can exploit this by serving a crafted HTML document, causing the application to read or write beyond allocated memory boundaries, leading to remote code execution or application crash.

MitigationUpdate Apple iTunes to version 9.2 or later on Windows systems, and update iOS devices to version 4 or later on iPhone and iPod touch to patch the vulnerable WebKit component.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ItunesApplication
Affected:<= 9.1.1= 7.0.0= 7.0.1= 7.0.2= 7.1.0= 7.1.1= 7.2.0= 7.3.0= 7.3.1= 7.3.2= 7.4= 7.4.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Apple iTunes is installed
    On Windows, open Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run 'reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{...}" /v DisplayName' to find iTunes. On Mac, check /Applications for iTunes.app.
    Affected if iTunes is not installed on the system, the user is not affected by this CVE.
  2. Identify the installed iTunes version
    On Windows, right-click iTunes in the Start menu and select Properties, or open iTunes and go to Help > About iTunes. On Mac, open iTunes and select iTunes > About iTunes.
    Affected if The version displayed is one of the affected versions: 7.0.0, 7.0.1, 7.0.2, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.2.0, 7.3.0, 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.4, 7.4.0, or any version 9.1.1 or lower.
  3. Compare your version against the affected range
    Cross-reference your installed version number with the list of affected versions provided in the CVE details. Note that versions 9.2 and later are not affected.
    Affected if Your installed version matches any version listed in the affected products list or is less than or equal to 9.1.1.

You are affected if Apple iTunes is installed and the version matches any of the affected versions (7.0.0 through 7.4.0, or 9.1.1 and below).

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 9.1.1
Interim mitigation

Update Apple iTunes to version 9.2 or later on Windows systems, and update iOS devices to version 4 or later on iPhone and iPod touch to patch the vulnerable WebKit component.

Recommended fix High confidence

iTunes 9.2 or later (for Windows)

  1. 1. Close iTunes completely if it is currently running.
  2. 2. Open Apple Software Update (or visit https://support.apple.com/downloads/itunes) to check for the latest iTunes version.
  3. 3. If using Windows, ensure you download iTunes 9.2 or later from Apple's official download page.
  4. 4. Run the iTunes installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the upgrade.
  5. 5. After installation, verify the installed version by opening iTunes and checking Help > About iTunes to confirm version 9.2 or higher is installed.
Caveat Upgrading from very old versions (7.x) to 9.2 may require newer Windows OS versions and could remove older device sync configurations; backup iTunes library before upgrade

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Itunes Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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