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Apple iTunes ".pls" Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory: SA36744
Release Date: 2009-09-23
Popularity: 1,774 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:iTunes 9.x

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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Apple iTunes, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the processing of ".pls" files and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

The vulnerability is reported in version 9 for Windows and Mac.

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