Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows Expat resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the component Expat. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3270. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Expat. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 through 7.0.6000.16711 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (unusable browser) by calling the window.print function in a loop, aka a "printing DoS attack," possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-0821.

The bug was discovered 09/08/2009. The weakness was disclosed 03/21/2017 as HT207599 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-3270 since 09/18/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Multiple issues existed in expat. These issues were addressed by updating expat to version 2.2.0.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100025 (Apple iTunes < 12.6 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 370347 (Apple iTunes Prior to 12.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APPLE-SA-2017-03-22-1) and (APPLE-SA-2017-03-22-2)).

Upgrading to version 12.6 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 (100025), SecurityFocus (BID 79354†) and OSVDB (58399†). The entries VDB-50128, VDB-61176, VDB-61175 and VDB-76263 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 100025
Nessus Name: Apple iTunes < 12.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (credentialed check)
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OpenVAS ID: 800495
OpenVAS Name: Apple iTunes Multiple Vulnerabilities-HT207599 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.6

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09/22/2009 +4 days 🔍
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03/29/2017 +8 days 🔍
05/08/2017 +40 days 🔍
01/29/2025 +2823 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207599
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-3270 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3270
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99032

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SecurityFocus: 79354 - Internet Explorer CVE-2009-3270 Denial-Of-Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 58399 - Microsoft IE window.print Function Loop Remote DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2017 16:52
Updated: 01/29/2025 07:15
Changes: 03/29/2017 16:52 (78), 08/23/2020 16:49 (1), 11/24/2022 07:31 (3), 01/29/2025 07:15 (22)
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