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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple iTunes 10.6.3. This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-3708. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iTunes 10.6.3 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component WebKit. 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 10.7, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1.
The weakness was shared 09/12/2012 by Martin Barbella (SkyLined) with Apple as APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.apple.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-3708 since 06/19/2012. 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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62216 (Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 120542 (Apple Safari Prior to 6.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-09-19-3)).
Upgrading to version 10.7 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at apple.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at trac.webkit.org. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Spotify as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. 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 X-Force (78524), Tenable (62216), SecurityFocus (BID 55534†), OSVDB (85391†) and Secunia (SA50577†). The entries VDB-4607, VDB-4576, VDB-4572 and VDB-4615 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 62216
Nessus Name: Mac OS X : Apple Safari < 6.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802962
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Sep 12 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: iTunes 10.7
Patch: trac.webkit.org
Alternative: Spotify
Timeline
06/04/2012 🔍06/19/2012 🔍
09/12/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1
Researcher: Martin Barbella (SkyLined)
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-3708 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3708
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6284
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X-Force: 78524 - Apple iTunes WebKit CVE-2012-3708 code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 55534 - WebKit Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50577 - Apple Safari for Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 85391
SecurityTracker: 1027525
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Entry
Created: 09/13/2012 11:44 AMUpdated: 12/30/2024 09:57 PM
Changes: 09/13/2012 11:44 AM (87), 05/01/2018 11:12 AM (6), 12/30/2024 09:57 PM (18)
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