Apple iTunes up to 12.12.2 on Windows Web Contents buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.12.2 on Windows and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Web Contents Handler. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2022-22629. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.12.2 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown code of the component Web Contents Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Monterey 12.3, Safari 15.4, watchOS 8.5, iTunes 12.12.3 for Windows, iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4, tvOS 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was shared 09/24/2022. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-22629 since 01/05/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/30/2025).

Upgrading to version 12.12.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-2044). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Gentoo Linux
  • RESF Rocky Linux

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.12.3

Timelineinfo

01/05/2022 🔍
09/24/2022 +261 days 🔍
09/24/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2025 +1163 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22629 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209514
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-2044 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 09/24/2022 12:55
Updated: 11/30/2025 06:15
Changes: 09/24/2022 12:55 (41), 10/23/2022 12:36 (1), 10/23/2022 12:44 (11), 11/30/2025 06:15 (21)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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