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Apple ITunes 4.7 Playlist Buffer Overflow

Disclosed
Jan 11, 2005
Created
May 30, 2018

Description

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Apple ITunes 4.7
build 4.7.0.42. By creating a URL link to a malicious PLS
file, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute
arbitrary code. When using this module, be sure to set the
URIPATH with an extension of '.pls'.

Platform

Windows

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


msf > use exploit/windows/browser/apple_itunes_playlist
msf exploit(apple_itunes_playlist) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(apple_itunes_playlist) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(apple_itunes_playlist) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(apple_itunes_playlist) > exploit

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