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Apple iTunes security update for CVE-2015-8317

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Apple iTunes security update for CVE-2015-8317

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/15/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/05/2017
Modified
06/20/2019

Description

The xmlParseXMLDecl function in parser.c in libxml2 before 2.9.3 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information via an (1) unterminated encoding value or (2) incomplete XML declaration in XML data, which triggers an out-of-bounds heap read.

Solution(s)

  • apple-itunes-upgrade-12_4_2

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