Apple iTunes 10.5 WebKit memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Apple iTunes 10.5 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WebKit, as used in Apple iTunes before 10.6, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via vectors related to iTunes Store browsing, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-1.

The weakness was presented 03/07/2012 by Jeremy Apthorp and Abhishek Arya (Inferno) (team509) with Google as HT5191 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Apple. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0636 since 01/12/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58319 (Apple iTunes < 10.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119974 (Apple iTunes Prior to 10.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73764), Tenable (58319), SecurityFocus (BID 52363†), OSVDB (79959†) and Secunia (SA48274†). See VDB-4726, VDB-4727, VDB-4728 and VDB-4729 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 58319
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 10.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802824
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Mar12 (Win)
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Upgrade: iTunes 10.6

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5191
Researcher: Jeremy Apthorp , Abhishek Arya (Inferno) (team509)
Organization: Google
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0636 (🔍)
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X-Force: 73764
SecurityFocus: 52363 - WebKit Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48274 - Apple iTunes Multiple WebKit Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 79959
SecurityTracker: 1026781 - Apple iTunes Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 37804 - Apple iTunes <10.6 MITM Remote Code Execution \\ DoS via iTunes Store Browsing - CVE-2012-0636, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2012 09:41 AM
Updated: 01/12/2025 12:41 AM
Changes: 03/12/2012 09:41 AM (85), 04/23/2017 01:40 PM (5), 03/21/2021 03:28 PM (3), 01/12/2025 12:41 AM (16)
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