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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.2 (Multimedia Player Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-17. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/16/2015 by Peter Rutenbar with Apple as HT205221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1157 since 01/16/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in the processing of text files. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86001 (Apple iTunes < 12.3 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 124144 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-3)).

Upgrading to version 12.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (86001). The entries 73748, 75568, 76198 and 76201 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• iTunes

Version

• 12.0
• 12.1
• 12.2

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍
VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AV	AC	Au	C	I	A
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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code
CWE: CWE-17
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-Day	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock
Today	unlock	unlock	unlock	unlock

Nessus ID: 86001
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 802962
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities Sep15 (Windows)
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍

Upgrade: iTunes 12.3

Timelineinfo

01/16/2015 🔍
05/27/2015 +131 days 🔍
06/30/2015 +34 days 🔍
09/16/2015 +78 days 🔍
09/16/2015 +0 days 🔍
09/18/2015 +2 days 🔍
06/16/2022 +2463 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205221
Researcher: Peter Rutenbar
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-1157 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1032408
SecurityFocus: 75491 - Apple Mac OS X and iOS Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2015 15:32
Updated: 06/16/2022 20:51
Changes: 09/18/2015 15:32 (58), 12/25/2017 12:41 (12), 06/16/2022 20:44 (4), 06/16/2022 20:51 (1)
Complete: 🔍

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