CVE-2011-2868

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2011-2868 · Published 08/03/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2011-2868 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability affecting itunes (apple).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 4.3%, higher than 91.2% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 10.6 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
itunes apple	`< 10.6`	`10.6`

Description

WebKit, as used in Apple iOS before 5.1 and iTunes before 10.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted web site, a different vulnerability than other WebKit CVEs listed in APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-1 and APPLE-SA-2012-03-07-2.

References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00000.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00001.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Mar/msg00003.html
osvdb.org/79907
secunia.com/advisories/48274
secunia.com/advisories/48288
secunia.com/advisories/48377
securityfocus.com/bid/52365
securitytracker.com/id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73797
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17435

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