Apple iTunes up to 12.12.3 on Windows ImageIO integer overflow

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.12.3 on Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component ImageIO. Performing a manipulation results in integer overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-26711. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.12.3 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component ImageIO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/18/2022 by actae0n as HT213259 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-26711. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/27/2022). The advisory points out:

A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

Upgrading to version 12.12.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The advisory contains the following remark:

An integer overflow issue was addressed with improved input validation.

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• Multimedia Player Software

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• Apple

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• iTunes

Version

• 12.12.0
• 12.12.1
• 12.12.2
• 12.12.3

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• free

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• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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