VUPEN Security - Apple iTunes Driver Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability / Exploit (Security Advisories)

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>> Apple iTunes Driver Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Title : Apple iTunes Driver Integer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-2526
CVE ID : CVE-2008-3634 - CVE-2008-3636
CWE ID : CWE-189
Rated as : Moderate Risk

Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-09-10

Advisory Details

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A vulnerability has been identified in Apple iTunes, which could be exploited by local attackers to gain elevated privileges. This issue is caused by an integer overflow error in a third-party driver, which could allow a malicious user to gain system privileges.

Note: A weakness related to misleading firewall warning dialogs has also been reported.

Credits

Vulnerabilities reported by Ruben Santamarta (Wintercore) and Eric Hall of (DarkArt Consulting Services).

ChangeLog

2008-09-10 : Initial release

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