Critical Vulnerability in Apple’s iTunes for Windows

A critical vulnerability, found in some versions of Apple’s popular iTunes software, could enable attackers to remotely take over a user’s computer, according to a warning issued by eEye.

This flaw existed on the earlier version of iTunes 6 for Windows and was not addressed by the latest security update. eEye is currently testing Mac for the vulnerability.

The flaw enables malicious hackers to launch arbitrary code remotely, once a user clicks on a malicious Web site link or opens a malicious e-mail.

Details are not yet available publicly and no exploit has been posted.

Source: News.com