Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes 4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
Priority HIGH 70Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes 4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in (1) .m3u or (2) .pls playlist files.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.69005 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-0043
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-39fw-3cgq-f4qw
References
More Apple Itunes vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-06084 Type confusion in Apple iOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-16987 Type confusion in Apple watchOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-07926 Apple iOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-03187 Memory corruption in Apple WebKit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-01161 Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-03118 Memory corruption in Apple WebKit CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2005-0043 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-0043 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-39fw-3cgq-f4qw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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