Apple iTunes up to 12.7.3 on Windows WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.7.3 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-4114. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.7.3 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was presented 03/29/2018 by Jeonghoon Shin (OSS-Fuzz) with Theori as HT208694 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-4114 since 01/02/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 109468 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 17.10 : webkit2gtk vulnerabilities (USN-3635-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171677 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2018:3387-1)).

Upgrading to version 12.7.4 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 Tenable (109468) and SecurityFocus (BID 102775†). See VDB-111120, VDB-111127, VDB-111128 and VDB-111129 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 109468
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 17.10 : webkit2gtk vulnerabilities (USN-3635-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 53931
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Security Updates(HT208697)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.7.4

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01/23/2018 +21 days 🔍
03/29/2018 +65 days 🔍
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03/31/2018 +2 days 🔍
04/03/2018 +3 days 🔍
05/01/2018 +28 days 🔍
02/07/2021 +1013 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT208694
Researcher: Jeonghoon Shin (OSS-Fuzz)
Organization: Theori
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-4114 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4114
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115393
SecurityFocus: 102775 - WebKit Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1040604

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2018 21:21
Updated: 02/07/2021 12:06
Changes: 03/31/2018 21:21 (69), 01/19/2020 13:55 (17), 02/07/2021 12:06 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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