Apple iTunes up to 10.4.0 memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Apple iTunes up to 10.4.0 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown function. 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:

WebKit, as used in Apple iTunes before 10.5, 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-2011-10-11-1.

The weakness was shared 10/12/2011 by Abhishek Arya (SkyLined) with Chromium Development Community (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-2831 since 07/20/2011. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/19/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56469 (Apple iTunes < 10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119637 (Apple iTunes Prior to 10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2011-10-11-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.4.1 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 databases at Tenable (56469) and SecurityFocus (BID 50066†). The entries VDB-4427, VDB-59034, VDB-59033 and VDB-59032 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 56469
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802193
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Oct 11
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 10.4.1

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01/19/2025 +3590 days 🔍

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: lists.apple.com
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (SkyLined)
Organization: Chromium Development Community
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2831 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2831
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59024

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SecurityFocus: 50066 - WebKit Multiple Unspecifeid Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

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Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 01/19/2025 07:19 PM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (69), 03/27/2019 02:47 PM (1), 01/19/2025 07:19 PM (19)
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