VDB-155783 · CVE-2020-9790 · HT211178

Apple iTunes up to 12.10.6 on Windows ImageIO out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.10.6 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-9790. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.10.6 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/20/2020 by Xingwei Lin with Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab as HT211178 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9790. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The advisory points out:

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking.

Upgrading to version 12.10.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See VDB-155681, VDB-155715, VDB-155751 and VDB-155782 for similar entries. 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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CPE 2.2info

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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: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / 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 12.10.7

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
05/20/2020 +79 days 🔍
05/20/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/30/2020 +10 days 🔍
10/20/2020 +143 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211178
Researcher: Xingwei Lin
Organization: Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9790 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9790
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155783
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2020 07:03
Updated: 10/20/2020 11:10
Changes: 05/30/2020 07:03 (48), 05/30/2020 07:08 (16), 10/20/2020 11:10 (2)
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