Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows Expat resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Expat. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-1148. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown function of the component Expat. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2012. The weakness was released 03/21/2017 as HT207599 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-1148 since 02/14/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The advisory points out:

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

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 116 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 89039 (VMware ESX / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2012-0016) (remote check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. 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 (89039), SecurityFocus (BID 52379†), OSVDB (80893†) and Secunia (SA49504†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-10933, VDB-10938, VDB-50128 and VDB-61176. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 89039
Nessus Name: VMware ESX / ESXi Multiple Vulnerabilities (VMSA-2012-0016) (remote check)
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: ALAS-2012-89
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iTunes 12.6

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02/14/2012 🔍
03/09/2012 +24 days 🔍
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07/03/2012 +116 days 🔍
02/29/2016 +1336 days 🔍
03/21/2017 +386 days 🔍
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03/29/2017 +8 days 🔍
11/24/2022 +2066 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207599
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1148 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1148
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99036

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SecurityFocus: 52379 - Expat XML Parsing Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49504
OSVDB: 80893 - CVE-2012-1148 - expat - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1034344

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2017 16:53
Updated: 11/24/2022 08:01
Changes: 03/29/2017 16:53 (81), 08/23/2020 16:51 (1), 11/24/2022 08:01 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:DBB:103

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