PT-2016-2076 · Apple · Itunes

Stefan Kanthak + 2 · Published 2016-05-20 · Updated 2016-12-01 · CVE-2016-1742

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple iTunes versions prior to 12.4

Description The issue is related to an untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer. This vulnerability can be exploited by a local user to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory.

Recommendations For Apple iTunes versions prior to 12.4, update to version 12.4 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the execution of DLLs from untrusted sources in the current working directory until a patch is applied. Avoid using the installer in potentially compromised environments to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01427

CVE-2016-1742

Affected Products

Itunes

References · 6

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01427 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1742 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/HT206379 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00006.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1742 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035887 · Note