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About the security content of iTunes 10.6.3

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Summary

This document describes the security content of iTunes 10.6.3.

Products Affected

Product Security, iTunes 10

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iTunes 10.6.3

  • iTunes

    Available for: Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later, Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Importing a maliciously crafted .m3u playlist may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A heap buffer overflow existed in the handling of .m3u playlists.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2012-0677 : Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab

  • WebKit

    Available for: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2 or later

    Impact: Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution

    Description: A memory corruption issue existed in WebKit.

    CVE-ID

    CVE-2012-0672 : Adam Barth and Abhishek Arya of the Google Chrome Security Team

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