Apple iTunes 10.5 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes 10.5. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-2866. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iTunes 10.5 (Multimedia Player Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. 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 summary by CVE is:

WebKit, as used in Apple iTunes before 10.6, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via vectors related to iTunes Store browsing, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-1.

The weakness was released 03/07/2012 by Abhishek Arya (Inferno) with Google Chrome Security Team as HT5191 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated with Apple. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2866 since 07/20/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. The successful exploitation requires a simple authentication. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58319 (Apple iTunes < 10.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 119974 (Apple iTunes Prior to 10.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at trac.webkit.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73762), Tenable (58319), SecurityFocus (BID 52363†), OSVDB (79957†) and Secunia (SA48274†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4726, VDB-4727, VDB-4728 and VDB-4729. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 58319
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 10.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802824
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Mar12 (Win)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 10.6
Patch: trac.webkit.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT5191
Researcher: Abhishek Arya (Inferno)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2866 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2866
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4781

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X-Force: 73762
SecurityFocus: 52363 - WebKit Multiple Unspecified Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48274 - Apple iTunes Multiple WebKit Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 79957
Vulnerability Center: 37806 - Apple iTunes <10.6 MITM Remote Code Execution \\ DoS via iTunes Store Browsing - CVE-2011-2866, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/12/2012 09:41
Updated: 03/21/2021 15:19
Changes: 03/12/2012 09:41 (86), 04/23/2017 13:41 (3), 03/21/2021 15:19 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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