SB2021042803 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes for Windows



SB2021042803 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple iTunes for Windows

Published: April 28, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021042803
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 75% Low 25%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Initialization (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1857)

CWE-ID: CWE-665 - Improper Initialization

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper initialization within the CFNetwork component when processing crafted web content. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted webpage, trigger memory corruption and gain access to sensitive information.


2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1811)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the CoreText component when processing specially crafted font files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted font file, trick the victim into opening a document or a web page that contains the malicious font, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


3) Universal cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1825)

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


4) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7463)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing SCTP messages. A local user can send large user messages from multiple threads on the same socket., trigger a use-after-free error and crash the system.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.