VDB-159839 · CVE-2020-9938 · HT211293

Apple iTunes up to 12.10.7 on Windows ImageIO memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.10.7 on Windows. This impacts an unknown function of the component ImageIO. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9938. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.10.7 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 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. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9938. 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 read was addressed with improved input validation.

Upgrading to version 12.10.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries VDB-159832, VDB-159833, VDB-159834 and VDB-159835 are related to this item. 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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CVSSv3info

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-2020-9938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-159839
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2020 15:32
Updated: 11/09/2020 11:57
Changes: 08/13/2020 15:32 (47), 08/13/2020 15:37 (2), 11/09/2020 11:49 (2), 11/09/2020 11:57 (8)
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