Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which…
Priority LOW 38CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02617 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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
CPE configurations NVD · 30
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.0.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 20 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.9 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.4.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:6.0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.4.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3434
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p52p-hq77-4mj2
References
Advisory 1
Other 5
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5030
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17136
- http://www.infobyte.com.ar/down/isr-evilgrade-1.0.0.tar.gz
- 20080728 Tool release: [evilgrade] - Using DNS cache poisoning to exploit poor update implementations
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Sources
- CVE-2008-3434 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3434 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p52p-hq77-4mj2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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