Apple iTunes up to 12.3 DLL access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component DLL Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-1742. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.3 (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component DLL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer in Apple iTunes before 12.4 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

The weakness was presented 05/16/2016 by Stefan Kanthak and YoKo Kho as HT206379 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1742 since 01/13/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 91347 (Apple iTunes < 12.4 DLL Injection Arbitrary Code Execution (credentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370004 (Apple iTunes Installer Untrusted Search Path Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 12.4 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 (91347) and SecurityTracker (ID 1035887†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 91347
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.4 DLL Injection Arbitrary Code Execution (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 880291
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.4

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05/16/2016 +124 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT206379
Researcher: Stefan Kanthak, YoKo Kho
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-1742 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1742
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-87538
SecurityTracker: 1035887

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2016 12:57
Updated: 10/13/2024 18:29
Changes: 05/18/2016 12:57 (77), 12/02/2018 09:51 (2), 10/13/2024 18:29 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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