CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.2 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.7.1 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 12/01/2017. The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2017 by Jeonghoon Shin as HT208326 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-13870 since 08/30/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105635 (GLSA-201801-09 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370686 (Apple iCloud for Windows Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities(HT208328)).
Upgrading to version 12.7.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (105635). The entries 110748, 110749, 110750 and 110751 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4
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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 105635
Nessus Name: GLSA-201801-09 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 63217
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Security Updates( HT208328 )
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.7.2
Timeline
08/30/2017 🔍12/01/2017 🔍
12/06/2017 🔍
12/13/2017 🔍
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12/14/2017 🔍
12/17/2017 🔍
12/25/2017 🔍
01/08/2018 🔍
01/27/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT208326
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13870 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1040013
SecurityFocus: 102181 - WebKit Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 12/17/2017 09:52Updated: 01/27/2021 13:54
Changes: 12/17/2017 09:52 (79), 12/15/2019 17:35 (9), 01/27/2021 13:54 (2)
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