Apple iTunes up to 10.6.1 m3u Playlist memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component m3u Playlist Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Apple iTunes before 10.6.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted .m3u playlist.

The bug was discovered 03/13/2012. The weakness was disclosed 06/11/2012 by Gjoko Krstic (LiquidWorm) with Zero Science Lab as HT5318 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at zeroscience.mk. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0677 since 01/12/2012. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Gjoko Krstic in Perl and been published 1 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 90 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59499 (iTunes < 10.6.3 m3u Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120285 (Apple iTunes Prior to 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-06-11-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at support.apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 12698.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76219), Tenable (59499) and Exploit-DB (19098). The entries 5380 and 5343 are pretty similar.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 59499
Nessus Name: iTunes < 10.6.3 m3u Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 802863
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes .m3u Playlist Code Execution Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/itunes_m3u_playlist_overflow
Saint Name: iTunes m3u Playlist Overflow

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Upgrade: iTunes 10.6.3
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5318
Researcher: Gjoko Krstic (LiquidWorm)
Organization: Zero Science Lab
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0677 (🔍)
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X-Force: 76219
Vulnerability Center: 35375 - Apple iTunes <10.6.3 Remote Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability via a Crafted .m3u Playlist, Medium
SecurityFocus: 53933 - Apple iTunes '.m3u' Playlist File Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 49489 - Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 82897

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 06/14/2012 14:46
Updated: 03/25/2021 16:13
Changes: 06/14/2012 14:46 (102), 04/13/2017 20:57 (12), 03/25/2021 16:13 (2)
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