Apple iTunes up to 12.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.2. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-8146. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.2 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 09/16/2015 by Pedro Ribeiro with Agile Information Security as HT205221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-8146 since 10/10/2014. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in the processing of unicode strings. These issues were addressed by updating ICU to version 55.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 86270 (Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171250 (OpenSUSE Security Update for icu (openSUSE-SU-2018:1422-1)).

Upgrading to version 12.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (43887), Tenable (86270) and SecurityFocus (BID 74457†). The entries VDB-9015, VDB-68413, VDB-74127 and VDB-75527 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 86270
Nessus Name: Mac OS X < 10.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GHOST)
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OpenVAS ID: 802962
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities Sep15 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.3

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05/05/2015 +207 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205221
Researcher: Pedro Ribeiro
Organization: Agile Information Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8146 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8146
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77884

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SecurityFocus: 74457 - ICU Project ICU4C Library Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 09/18/2015 15:32
Updated: 12/24/2024 02:17
Changes: 09/18/2015 15:32 (47), 12/25/2017 12:40 (24), 06/16/2022 23:00 (3), 06/16/2022 23:13 (1), 12/14/2024 23:49 (23), 12/24/2024 02:17 (1)
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