Apple iTunes up to 12.6.1 on Windows WebKit memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.6.1 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown functionality 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 07/19/2017. The weakness was released 07/19/2017 by Zhiyang Zeng (lokihardt) with Zero Day Initiative as HT207928 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-7052 since 03/17/2017. 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 advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101966 (FreeBSD : webkit2-gtk3 -- multiple vulnerabilities (0f66b901-715c-11e7-ad1f-bcaec565249c)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196868 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkit2gtk Vulnerabilities (USN-3376-1)).

Upgrading to version 12.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (101966). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 104146, 104143, 104145 and 104140.

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Nessus ID: 101966
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : webkit2-gtk3 -- multiple vulnerabilities (0f66b901-715c-11e7-ad1f-bcaec565249c)
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207921 (Windows)
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.6.2

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207928
Researcher: Zhiyang Zeng (lokihardt)
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
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CVE: CVE-2017-7052 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1038950
SecurityFocus: 99885 - WebKit Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities

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Created: 07/20/2017 18:03
Updated: 01/05/2021 18:13
Changes: 07/20/2017 18:03 (79), 10/30/2019 17:24 (7), 01/05/2021 18:13 (3)
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