CVE-2009-2817
highpriority · attend · 50EPSS 0.089 · 95 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSgrimoire priorityP1 · Urgent
Exploitable?
Public exploit
2 exploits · functional
Likely / severe?
8.95% (95th) EPSS
CVSS 9.3 · high
Who says so?
2 sources
enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
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cvss
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9.3
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-11491Apple iTunes 9.0.1 - '.pls' Handling Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
- EDB-33235Apple iTunes 9.0 - '.pls' Buffer Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
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affected products (74)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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published 2009-09-24modified 2026-06-16
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00006.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3884enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36478enisa_euvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6290enisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00006.htmlPatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3884PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36478Patchnvd
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6290nvd
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