Apple iTunes up to 12.5.3 WebKit Javascript information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Apple iTunes up to 12.5.3. Impacted is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Javascript). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-7592. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.5.3 (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Javascript). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The bug was discovered 12/14/2016. The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2016 by xisigr with Tencent as HT207427 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-7592 since 09/09/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project. The advisory points out:

An issue existed in handling of JavaScript prompts. This was addressed through improved state management.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95825 (Apple iTunes < 12.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Peer-To-Peer File Sharing and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276387 (Fedora Security Update for webkitgtk4 (FEDORA-2017-b015aa1d33)).

Upgrading to version 12.5.4 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 (95825) and SecurityFocus (BID 94909†). The entries VDB-94194, VDB-94199, VDB-94200 and VDB-94201 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Name: Javascript
Class: Information disclosure / Javascript
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 95825
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.5.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (uncredentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 802225
OpenVAS Name: Apple iCloud Multiple Vulnerabilities Feb17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.5.4

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12/13/2016 +95 days 🔍
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12/14/2016 +1 days 🔍
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02/20/2017 +68 days 🔍
10/06/2022 +2054 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207427
Researcher: xisigr
Organization: Tencent
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-7592 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7592
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-94242
SecurityFocus: 94909 - WebKit CVE-2016-7592 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1037459

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2016 12:15
Updated: 10/06/2022 14:11
Changes: 12/14/2016 12:15 (75), 07/06/2019 09:56 (10), 10/06/2022 14:11 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:F0E:103

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