VDB-138732 · CVE-2019-8680 · HT210356

Apple iTunes up to 12.9.5 on Windows WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.5 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-8680. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.5 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component WebKit. 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 weakness was disclosed 07/23/2019 by Jihui Lu with Tencent KeenLab as HT210356 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8680 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. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

Upgrading to version 12.9.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-138595, VDB-138617, VDB-138650 and VDB-138687 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best 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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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.9.6

Timelineinfo

02/18/2019 🔍
07/23/2019 +155 days 🔍
07/23/2019 +0 days 🔍
07/24/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/07/2023 +1567 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210356
Researcher: Jihui Lu
Organization: Tencent KeenLab
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8680 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8680
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138732
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2019 22:09
Updated: 11/07/2023 14:28
Changes: 07/24/2019 22:09 (64), 07/11/2020 17:40 (1), 11/07/2023 14:28 (4)
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