# CVE-2013-1014: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Man-in-the-middle attackers can spoof HTTPS servers in iTunes due to improper X.509 certificate verification, bypassing security features.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 May 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vwr9-j7q7-m34v

## What is CVE-2013-1014?

CVE-2013-1014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, published on 19 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Apple iTunes before 11.0.3 does not properly verify X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof HTTPS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1014?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Itunes.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1014?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1014 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1014 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-2013-1014 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1014 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, published on 19 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1014 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-2013-1014/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1014/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1014
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1014
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1014

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1014/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.