CVE-2008-3434
Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man...
Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
- Record
CVE-2008-3434- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
- Record
CVE-2008-3434- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-3420 No score
Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
- Record
EUVD-2008-3420- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p52p-hq77-4mj2 No score
Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man...
Apple iTunes before 10.5.1 does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.
- Record
GHSA-p52p-hq77-4mj2- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-3434 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Itunes, published August 1, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.62%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/kb/HT5030
infobyte.com.ar/down/Francisco%20Amato%20-%20evilgrade%20-%20ENG.pdf
lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011/Nov/msg00003.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17136
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-07/0250.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3434
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p52p-hq77-4mj2