Apple iTunes up to 12.2 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.2. This affects an unknown part of the component WebKit. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-5818. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.2 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 09/16/2015 by Guillaume Ross with Apple as HT205221 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5818 since 08/06/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues existed in WebKit. These issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

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 124142 (Apple Safari 9.0 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2015-09-30-2)).

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 Tenable (86270), SecurityFocus (BID 76766†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-53131†). The entries VDB-9015, VDB-68413, VDB-74127 and VDB-77828 are pretty similar. 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: 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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT205221
Researcher: Guillaume Ross
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77937
SecurityFocus: 76766 - WebKit APPLE-SA-2015-09-16-1 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1033609
Vulnerability Center: 53131 - Apple Safari <9 Remote Code Execution or DoS due to Memory Corruption Issues in WebKit - CVE-2015-5818, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2015 15:33
Updated: 11/22/2024 20:01
Changes: 09/18/2015 15:33 (59), 02/02/2018 09:15 (16), 06/18/2022 11:29 (4), 06/18/2022 11:37 (1), 11/22/2024 20:01 (16)
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