Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows libxslt out-of-bounds write

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component libxslt. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2017. The weakness was disclosed 03/21/2017 by Holger Fuhrmannek with Tencent as HT207599 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-5029 since 01/02/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97920 (Debian DLA-866-1 : libxslt security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196767 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Libxslt Vulnerabilities (USN-3271-1)).

Upgrading to version 12.6 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 (97920). The entries 87481, 87520, 92014 and 92095 are pretty similar.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 97920
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-866-1 : libxslt security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703810
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3810-1 (chromium-browser - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.6
Patch: git.gnome.org

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03/09/2017 +66 days 🔍
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03/21/2017 +12 days 🔍
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03/24/2017 +3 days 🔍
03/29/2017 +5 days 🔍
04/24/2017 +26 days 🔍
11/24/2022 +2040 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207599
Researcher: Holger Fuhrmannek
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5029 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1038157
SecurityFocus: 96767 - Google Chrome Prior to 57.0.2987.98 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5029 - chromium-browser, libxslt - Integer Overflow Issue

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Created: 03/29/2017 16:52
Updated: 11/24/2022 08:15
Changes: 03/29/2017 16:52 (81), 08/23/2020 16:27 (7), 11/24/2022 08:15 (6)
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