What is CVE-2016-4769?

CVE-2016-4769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2016-4769?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple Itunes

CVE-2016-4769

WebKit in Apple iTunes before 12.5.1 on Windows and Safari before 10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.019 (77.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
product-security@apple.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
product-security@apple.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4769?: CVE-2016-4769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2016-4769?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.