Apple iTunes up to 12.9.5 on Windows WebKit memory corruption

A vulnerability was found in Apple iTunes up to 12.9.5 on Windows (Multimedia Player Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 07/23/2019 by G. Geshev with Zero Day Initiative as HT210356 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-8681. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around 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 138596, 138618, 138651 and 138688 for similar entries.

Type

• Multimedia Player Software

Vendor

• Apple

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• 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)
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Remote: Yes

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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
Researcher: G. Geshev
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-8681 (🔒)
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Created: 07/24/2019 10:09 PM
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