Apple iTunes prior 13.0 on Windows CoreCrypto denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Apple iTunes on Windows. This impacts an unknown function of the component CoreCrypto. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8741. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes on Windows (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component CoreCrypto. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved input validation.

The weakness was shared 10/29/2019 by Nicky Mouha with NIST as HT210635 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-8741 since 02/18/2019. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499. The advisory points out:

Processing a large input may lead to a denial of service

Upgrading to version 13.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The security advisory contains the following remark:

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved input validation.

The entries VDB-150737, VDB-150761, VDB-150762 and VDB-150763 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 13.0

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02/18/2019 🔍
10/29/2019 +253 days 🔍
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03/01/2020 +124 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210635
Researcher: Nicky Mouha
Organization: NIST
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-8741 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-8741
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-150764
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/01/2020 13:29
Updated: 03/01/2020 13:34
Changes: 03/01/2020 13:29 (49), 03/01/2020 13:34 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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