WebKitGTK+ HTTPS/SSL Certificate input validation

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A vulnerability was found in WebKitGTK+ (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component HTTPS/SSL Certificate Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Apple iTunes before 11.0.3 does not properly verify X.509 certificates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof HTTPS servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

The weakness was published 05/16/2013 by Christopher and Christopher Hickstein with ThinkSECURE Pte Ltd/University of Minnesota as HT5766 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-1014 since 01/10/2013. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66500 (iTunes < 11.0.3 Certificate Validation Vulnerability (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.

Upgrading 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 (84348) and Tenable (66500). Similar entries are available at 8792, 8776, 8797 and 8796.

Affected

  • Apple iTunes 11.0.2
  • WebKitGTK+

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 66500
Nessus Name: iTunes < 11.0.3 Certificate Validation Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 803807
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities - June13 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: HT5766
Researcher: Christopher, Christopher Hickstein
Organization: ThinkSECURE Pte Ltd/University of Minnesota
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-1014 (🔍)
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X-Force: 84348
Vulnerability Center: 39754 - Apple iTunes <11.0.3 Improper X.509 Verification Allows HTTPS Servers Spoofing, Medium
SecurityFocus: 59941 - Apple iTunes CVE-2013-1014 HTTPS Certificate Validation Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2013 12:47
Updated: 05/11/2021 20:19
Changes: 05/21/2013 12:47 (75), 05/01/2017 11:14 (2), 05/11/2021 20:19 (3)
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