# CVE-2010-1768: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Local attackers can gain console privileges via insecure file operations during device syncing in Apple iTunes.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w68v-6cjr-pcvc

## What is CVE-2010-1768?

CVE-2010-1768 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, published on 20 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Apple iTunes before 9.1 allows local users to gain console privileges via vectors related to log files, "insecure file operation," and syncing an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1768?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Itunes.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1768?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1768 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1768 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apple Itunes

- [CVE-2010-1763](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1763/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-1769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1769/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-1035](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1035/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-0677](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0677/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2011-3219](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3219/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1768 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1768 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, published on 20 Aug 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1768 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Itunes. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1768/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1768/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1768
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1768
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1768

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1768/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.