iTunes < 10.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6500

Synopsis

The remote host contains a multimedia application that has multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The remote host has iTunes installed, a popular media player for Windows and Mac OS.

Versions of iTunes earlier than 10.6.3 are reportedly affected by the following issues:

- A memory corruption issue exists in WebKit that can allow malicious websites to crash the application and possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2012-0672)

- A heap-based buffer overflow exists related to the handling of 'm3u' playlist files. This error can cause the application to crash or possibly allow arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2012-0677)

Solution

Upgrade to iTunes 10.6.3 or later.

See Also

http://www.apple.com

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5318

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Jun/msg00000.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 6500

Family: Web Clients

Published: 6/19/2012

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 59497, 59498, 59499

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:apple:itunes

Patch Publication Date: 6/11/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/11/2012

Exploitable With

CANVAS (CANVAS)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0672, CVE-2012-0677

BID: 53404, 53933, 54113