Apple iTunes 10.6.3 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Apple iTunes 10.6.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-3059. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes 10.6.3 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code 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:

Google Chrome before 18.0.1025.142 does not properly handle SVG text elements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/12/2012 by Arthur Gerkis (scarybeasts) with Google Chrome Security Team as APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1 as confirmed posting (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apple.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with Apple. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3059 since 08/09/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58521 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (b8f0a391-7910-11e1-8a43-00262d5ed8ee)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120502 (Apple iTunes Prior to 10.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1)).

Upgrading to version 10.7 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at apple.com. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with Spotify as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (74409), Tenable (58521), SecurityFocus (BID 52762†), OSVDB (80737†) and Secunia (SA48618†). See VDB-4607, VDB-4576, VDB-4572 and VDB-4615 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 58521
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (b8f0a391-7910-11e1-8a43-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 71288
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 10.7
Alternative: Spotify

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08/09/2011 🔍
03/28/2012 +232 days 🔍
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03/29/2012 +1 days 🔍
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09/12/2012 +166 days 🔍
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04/02/2019 +2392 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1
Researcher: Arthur Gerkis (scarybeasts)
Organization: Google Chrome Security Team
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3059 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3059
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6143

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X-Force: 74409 - Google Chrome SVG text code execution, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 52762 - Google Chrome Prior to 18.0.1025.142 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 48618 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 80737
SecurityTracker: 1026877

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Created: 09/13/2012 11:44
Updated: 04/02/2019 16:36
Changes: 09/13/2012 11:44 (92), 04/02/2019 16:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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