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Apple plugs critical iTunes security hole

By | July 20, 2010, 9:28am PDT

Summary: Apple has shipped a critical iTunes update to fix a security vulnerability that exposes Windows users to malicious hacker attacks.

Apple has shipped a critical iTunes update to fix a security vulnerability that exposes Windows users to malicious hacker attacks.

The latest iTunes 9.2.1 is available for Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7.

From Apple’s advisory:

A buffer overflow exists in the handling of “itpc:”URLs. Accessing a maliciously crafted “itpc:” URL may lead to anunexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. This issue is addressed through improved bounds checking.

The patched iTunes 9.2.1 is available from Apple’s download website.

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Ryan Naraine

Ryan Naraine is a journalist and social media enthusiast specializing in Internet and computer security issues. He is currently security evangelist at Kaspersky Lab, an anti-malware company with operations around the globe. He is taking a leadership role in developing the company's online community initiative around secure content management technologies.

Prior to joining Kaspersky Lab, Ryan was Editor-at-Large/Security at eWEEK, leading the magazine's and Web site's coverage of Internet and computer security issues and managing the popular SecurityWatch blog, covering the daily threats, vulnerabilities and IT security technologies. He also covered IT security, hacker attacks and secure content management topics for Jupiter Media's internetnetnews.com.

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