Apple iTunes up to 12.8 on Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.8 on Windows and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-4358. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.8 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue affected versions prior to iOS 12, tvOS 12, watchOS 5, Safari 12, iTunes 12.9 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.7.

The bug was discovered 09/12/2018. The weakness was presented 04/03/2019. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-4358 since 01/02/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 371222 (Apple iTunes for Windows Prior to 12.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2018-9-24-2)).

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (119323). See VDB-129059, VDB-129108, VDB-129109 and VDB-129110 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 119323
Nessus Name: GLSA-201812-04 : WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.9

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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 🔍
08/25/2023 +1604 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-4358 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-4358
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-132933
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2019 10:22
Updated: 08/25/2023 08:34
Changes: 04/04/2019 10:22 (70), 05/25/2020 09:55 (1), 08/25/2023 08:34 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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