Apple iTunes up to 12.9.5 on Windows WebKit memory corruption

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.5 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/23/2019 with Apple as HT210356 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8687. 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. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/24/2019). The advisory points out:

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling.

Upgrading to version 12.9.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

See 138601, 138623, 138656 and 138693 for similar entries.

Type

• Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

• Apple

Name

• iTunes

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Memory corruption (CWE-119)
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Upgrade: iTunes 12.9.6

07/23/2019 Advisory disclosed
07/23/2019 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
07/24/2019 +1 days VulDB entry created
07/24/2019 +0 days VulDB last updateVendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT210356
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8687 (🔒)
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Created: 07/24/2019 10:10 PM
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