Apple iTunes up to 12.5.1 WebKit memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple iTunes up to 12.5.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component WebKit. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-7578. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.5.1 (Multimedia Player Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is 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 weakness was disclosed 10/27/2016 by Chris Palmer with Apple as HT207274 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-7578 since 09/09/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94915 (Apple iTunes < 12.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (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 370207 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (HT207274)).

Upgrading to version 12.5.2 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 (94915) and SecurityFocus (BID 93949†). The entries VDB-93052, VDB-93041, VDB-93055 and VDB-93056 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 94915
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Code Execution And Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.5.2

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10/27/2016 +48 days 🔍
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10/28/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/16/2016 +19 days 🔍
02/20/2017 +96 days 🔍
09/28/2022 +2046 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207274
Researcher: Chris Palmer
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-93122
SecurityFocus: 93949 - WebKit Memory Corruption and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1037139

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2016 17:02
Updated: 09/28/2022 14:46
Changes: 10/28/2016 17:02 (59), 05/19/2019 17:16 (24), 09/28/2022 14:46 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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