Apple iTunes up to 12.8 on Windows memory allocation

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.8 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, tvOS 12, watchOS 5, Safari 12, iTunes 12.9 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.7.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/03/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4361 since 01/02/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 81 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119323 (GLSA-201812-04 : 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.

Upgrading to version 12.9 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 (119323). The entries 129059, 129108, 129109 and 129110 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

Apple

Name

iTunes

Version

License

free

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 119323
Nessus Name: GLSA-201812-04 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.9

Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
09/12/2018 +253 days 🔍
12/02/2018 +81 days 🔍
12/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/03/2019 +121 days 🔍
04/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/25/2023 +1604 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-4361 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2019 10:28
Updated: 08/25/2023 09:21
Changes: 04/04/2019 10:28 (69), 05/25/2020 11:34 (1), 08/25/2023 09:21 (4)
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