CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2938

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in iTunesHelper.exe in iTunes 4.7.1.30 and iTunes 5 for Windows due to an unquoted Windows search path. A local user can exploit a malicious C:\program.exe file to escalate privileges.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential privilege escalation by a local user, which could lead to unauthorized system and data access.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update iTunes to a newer version that fixes this vulnerability and to use quoted paths in system configuration.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in iTunesHelper.exe in iTunes 4.7.1.30 and iTunes 5 for Windows might allow local users to gain privileges via a malicious C:\program.exe file.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS