Apple iTunes up to 12.8 on Windows Memory Management Routine use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.8 on Windows. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Memory Management Routine. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4318. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.8 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Memory Management Routine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, tvOS 12, Safari 12, iTunes 12.9 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.7.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/03/2019. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-4318 since 01/02/2018. 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. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 81 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 119323 (GLSA-201812-04 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197266 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Webkit2gtk Vulnerabilities (USN-3781-1)).

Upgrading to version 12.9 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (45488) and Tenable (119323). The entries VDB-129059, VDB-129108, VDB-129109 and VDB-129110 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

Apple

Name

iTunes

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 119323
Nessus Name: GLSA-201812-04 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.9

Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
09/12/2018 +253 days 🔍
12/02/2018 +81 days 🔍
12/03/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/03/2019 +121 days 🔍
04/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
01/18/2025 +2116 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4318 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4318
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132887
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2019 09:16
Updated: 01/18/2025 21:18
Changes: 04/04/2019 09:16 (72), 05/24/2020 16:47 (1), 08/22/2023 14:53 (4), 01/18/2025 21:18 (22)
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