CVE-2009-0950

Exp

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.

Published: 2009-06-02 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2009-0950 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 82.11%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0950

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16296 exploit_db edb 2010-11-11 Exploit-DB ↗
11138 exploit_db edb 2010-01-14 Exploit-DB ↗
8934 exploit_db edb 2009-06-12 Exploit-DB ↗
8861 exploit_db edb 2009-06-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0950

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 84.50% 82.11% -2.39%
2 2025-03-29 82.11% 84.50% +2.39%
3 2025-03-17 82.11%

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0950

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0950

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0950

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple itunes <= 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes <= 8.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.1:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.1:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.2:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:1.1.2:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.1:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.1:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.2:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.2:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.3:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.3:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.3:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.4:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.4:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:2.0.4:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:3.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:3.0.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.1:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.0.1:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.1.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.1.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.2.72 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.2.72 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.2.72:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.5:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.5.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.5.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.6 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.6:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.6.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.6.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.7 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.7 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.0:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.0:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.1:-:mac:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.1:-:windows:*:*:*:*:*
apple itunes 4.7.1.30 cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:4.7.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0950

URL Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Jun/msg00001.html Patch Vendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/54833
http://redpig.dataspill.org/2009/05/drive-by-attack-for-itunes-811.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/35314 Vendor Advisory
http://static.dataspill.org/releases/itunes/itms_overflow.rb
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3592 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504043/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35157 Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022313
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1470 Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50899
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17099
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8861
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/8934
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