Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows Expat resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Expat. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2016-5300. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.5 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block 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 availability.

The bug was discovered 06/04/2016. The weakness was released 03/21/2017 by Daniel Micay as HT207599 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-5300 since 06/04/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96092 (Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : expat (SSA:2016-359-01)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Slackware Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196512 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Xmlrpc-c Vulnerabilities (USN-3013-1)).

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 (96092) and SecurityFocus (BID 91159†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-79791, VDB-88027, VDB-88546 and VDB-93486. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 96092
Nessus Name: Slackware 13.0 / 13.1 / 13.37 / 14.0 / 14.1 / 14.2 / current : expat (SSA:2016-359-01)
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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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06/04/2016 🔍
06/04/2016 +0 days 🔍
06/07/2016 +3 days 🔍
06/16/2016 +8 days 🔍
12/27/2016 +194 days 🔍
03/21/2017 +84 days 🔍
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03/29/2017 +8 days 🔍
11/24/2022 +2066 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT207599
Researcher: Daniel Micay
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-5300 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5300
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99041

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SecurityFocus: 91159 - Expat CVE-2016-5300 Incomplete Fix Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5300 - Expat - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2017 16:53
Updated: 11/24/2022 08:12
Changes: 03/29/2017 16:53 (80), 08/23/2020 17:20 (7), 11/24/2022 08:12 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:A56:103

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