CVE-2005-1248 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 4.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG4 file.

Published: 2005-05-16

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 5.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2.72:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-1251	Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 4.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted MPEG4 file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05403.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301596
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2005/May/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15310
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013927
http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/itunes.txt
http://www.osvdb.org/16243
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13565
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0504
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20498
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17304

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Itunes

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-05-16T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:44:06.079Z

Reserved: 2005-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-1248

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-05-16T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:12:43.517

Link: CVE-2005-1248

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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