Apple iTunes up to 12.10.8 on Windows Web Contents use after free

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iTunes up to 12.10.8 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Contents Handler. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-9947. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.10.8 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Web Contents Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was shared 12/09/2020 as HT211952. The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9947. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241427 (RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 12.10.9 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (241427). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6VulDB 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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Exploiting
Class: Use after freeCWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 241427
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: iTunes 12.10.9
Timeline
03/02/2020 🔍12/09/2020 🔍
12/09/2020 🔍
07/09/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: HT211952
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2020-9947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-165869
Entry
Created: 12/09/2020 13:04Updated: 07/09/2025 03:28
Changes: 12/09/2020 13:04 (33), 12/09/2020 13:05 (8), 12/14/2020 19:50 (2), 12/14/2020 19:56 (18), 07/09/2025 03:28 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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