CVE-2011-0116 Use after free in n/a
Man-in-the-middle attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted DOM manipulations during iTunes Store browsing in WebKit.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-0116?
CVE-2011-0116 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Apple Itunes, published on 3 Mar 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the setOuterText method in the htmlelement library in WebKit, as used in Apple iTunes before 10.2 on Windows, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via vectors related to DOM manipulations during iTunes Store browsing, a different vulnerability than other CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2011-03-02-1.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0116?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Itunes, Apple Webkit.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0116 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2011-0116 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0116 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Itunes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7prc-c8g5-7q9h, UBUNTU-CVE-2011-0116.