Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows Expat memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Expat. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3560. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Expat. 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 availability.

The bug was discovered 11/08/2009. The weakness was presented 03/21/2017 as HT207599 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-3560 since 10/05/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 issues existed in expat. These issues were addressed by updating expat to version 2.2.0.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 26 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44323 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : python-xml vulnerabilities (USN-890-4)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 216004 (VMWare ESXi 4.1.0 Patch Release ESXi410-201201001 Missing (KB2009137)).

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 (44323), SecurityFocus (BID 37203†), OSVDB (60797†), Secunia (SA37537†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023278†). See VDB-5322, VDB-51038, VDB-50685 and VDB-53383 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44323
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : python-xml vulnerabilities (USN-890-4)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2009-1625
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.6

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10/05/2009 🔍
11/08/2009 +34 days 🔍
12/03/2009 +25 days 🔍
12/04/2009 +1 days 🔍
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01/27/2010 +54 days 🔍
03/21/2017 +2610 days 🔍
03/21/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/29/2017 +8 days 🔍
11/24/2022 +2066 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207599
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-3560 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3560
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99033

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SecurityFocus: 37203 - Expat XML Parsing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 37537
OSVDB: 60797 - CVE-2009-3560 - Expat - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1023278
Vupen: ADV-2010-0528

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2017 16:52
Updated: 11/24/2022 07:42
Changes: 03/29/2017 16:52 (56), 09/14/2019 07:05 (24), 11/24/2022 07:36 (2), 11/24/2022 07:42 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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