CVE-2009-2817
Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 9.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 8.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.7% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 9.0.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .pls file.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Apple iTunes 9.0.1 - '.pls' Handling Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 11491local, multiplepublished 17 Feb 2010Verified
- Apple iTunes 9.0 - '.pls' Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 33235dos, osxpublished 22 Sept 2009Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 38 days later
· 38 days later
Published
- 15 years later
· 15 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.9% · top 4.7% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References4
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6290 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2009-09-22-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3884 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 36478 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2009-2807 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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