Apple iTunes up to 12.9.3 on Windows WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.3 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-8562. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.3 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code 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.

The bug was discovered 03/25/2019. The weakness was published 03/25/2019 as HT209604 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-8562 since 02/18/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371710 (Apple iTunes for Windows Prior to 12.9.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT209604)).

Upgrading to version 12.9.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-132272, VDB-132310, VDB-132338 and VDB-132379. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.9.4

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03/25/2019 +35 days 🔍
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03/26/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/08/2023 +1596 days 🔍

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Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT209604
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8562 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8562
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132395
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2019 15:38
Updated: 08/08/2023 10:05
Changes: 03/26/2019 15:38 (63), 05/21/2020 11:39 (3), 08/08/2023 10:05 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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