Apple iTunes up to 12.9.4 on Windows WebKit integer overflow

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.4 on Windows. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in integer overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-8601. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.4 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/13/2019. The weakness was disclosed 05/28/2019 with Zero Day Initiative as HT210124 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8601 since 02/18/2019. 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 with improved memory handling.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371784 (Apple Safari Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT210123)).

Upgrading to version 12.9.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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• Multimedia Player Software

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• Apple

Name

• iTunes

Version

• 12.9.0
• 12.9.1
• 12.9.2
• 12.9.3
• 12.9.4

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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