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critical 9.3

CVE-2009-0950 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (appl…

published 2009-06-02 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-0947

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
28.8%
EPSS 28.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
5
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an itms: URL with a long URL component after a colon.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/browser/itms_overflow)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

28.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/multi/browser/itms_overflow Apple OS X iTunes 8.1.1 ITMS Overflow metasploit exploit, great rank, 2009-06-01
  • EDB-16296 Apple iTunes 8.1.1 (Mac OSX) - ITms Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-11-11
  • EDB-11138 Apple iTunes 8.1.x - 'daap' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2010-01-14
  • EDB-8934 Apple iTunes 8.1.1.10 (Windows) - 'itms/itcp' Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2009-06-12
  • EDB-8861 Apple iTunes 8.1.1 - 'ITMS' Multiple Protocol Handler Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2009-06-03

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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