About the security content of iTunes 12.4.2 for Windows
This document describes the security content of iTunes 12.4.2 for Windows.
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iTunes 12.4.2 for Windows
libxml2
Available for: Windows 7 and later
Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in libxml2
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2015-8317 : Hanno Boeck
CVE-2016-1836 : Wei Lei and Liu Yang of Nanyang Technological University
CVE-2016-4447 : Wei Lei and Liu Yang of Nanyang Technological University
CVE-2016-4448 : Apple
CVE-2016-4483 : Gustavo Grieco
CVE-2016-4614 : Nick Wellnhofer
CVE-2016-4615 : Nick Wellnhofer
CVE-2016-4616 : Michael Paddon
libxml2
Available for: Windows 7 and later
Impact: Parsing a maliciously crafted XML document may lead to disclosure of user information
Description: An access issue existed in the parsing of maliciously crafted XML files. This issue was addressed through improved input validation.
CVE-2016-4449 : Kostya Serebryany
libxslt
Available for: Windows 7 and later
Impact: Multiple vulnerabilities in libxslt
Description: Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed through improved memory handling.
CVE-2016-1683 : Nicolas Grégoire
CVE-2016-1684 : Nicolas Grégoire
CVE-2016-4607 : Nick Wellnhofer
CVE-2016-4608 : Nicolas Grégoire
CVE-2016-4609 : Nick Wellnhofer
CVE-2016-4610 : Nick Wellnhofer
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