VDB-159835 · CVE-2020-9879 · HT211293

Apple iTunes up to 12.10.7 on Windows ImageIO memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iTunes up to 12.10.7 on Windows. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ImageIO. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2020-9879. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.10.7 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 07/30/2020 by Xingwei Lin with Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab as HT211293 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9879. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 12.10.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Similar entries are available at VDB-159832, VDB-159833, VDB-159834 and VDB-159836. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.10.8

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
07/30/2020 +150 days 🔍
07/30/2020 +0 days 🔍
08/13/2020 +14 days 🔍
11/09/2020 +88 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211293
Researcher: Xingwei Lin
Organization: Ant-financial Light-Year Security Lab
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9879 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159835
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2020 15:32
Updated: 11/09/2020 11:14
Changes: 08/13/2020 15:32 (47), 08/13/2020 15:37 (2), 11/09/2020 11:07 (2), 11/09/2020 11:14 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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