Apple iTunes 10.6.3 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iTunes 10.6.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-3926. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable 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 functionality 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:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the tree builder in Google Chrome before 16.0.912.77 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

The weakness was released 09/12/2012 by Arthur Gerkis as APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1 as confirmed posting (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.apple.com. The public release was coordinated with Apple. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-3926 since 10/01/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The flaw has been found by using the open-source tool AddressSanitizer.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57675 (FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (33d73d59-4677-11e1-88cd-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 119872 (Google Chrome Prior to 16.0.912.77 Multiple Vulnerabilities).

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 Tenable (57675), Secunia (SA47694†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026569†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4607, VDB-4576, VDB-4575 and VDB-4573. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 57675
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : chromium -- multiple vulnerabilities (33d73d59-4677-11e1-88cd-00262d5ed8ee)
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OpenVAS ID: 70747
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: chromium
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 10.7
Alternative: Spotify

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10/01/2011 🔍
01/23/2012 +114 days 🔍
01/24/2012 +1 days 🔍
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01/25/2012 +1 days 🔍
09/12/2012 +231 days 🔍
09/13/2012 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2018 +2054 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: APPLE-SA-2012-09-12-1
Researcher: Arthur Gerkis
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-3926 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3926
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6161

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Secunia: 47694 - Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1026569

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/13/2012 11:44
Updated: 04/29/2018 10:49
Changes: 09/13/2012 11:44 (77), 04/29/2018 10:49 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:A02:103

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