PT-2015-2056 · Apple · Webkit+1

Published 2015-09-16 · Updated 2016-12-22 · CVE-2015-5798

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iTunes versions prior to 12.3

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the WebKit component of the iTunes media player. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by manipulating functions related to browsing the iTunes Store. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not specified.

Recommendations For Apple iTunes versions prior to 12.3, update to version 12.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the iTunes Store browsing functionality until a patch is applied.

Fix

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11402

CVE-2015-5798

Affected Products

Webkit

Itunes

References · 12

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5798 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5798 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5798 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT205221 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00003.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5798 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/HT205265 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11402 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00007.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1033617 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/76765 · Note
• https://support.apple.com/ru-ru/HT205221 · Note