AppleFileServer FPLoginExt denial of service
| Applefileserver-fploginext-dos (19263) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
AppleFileServer (AFS) is vulnerable to a denial of service. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted FPLoginExt packet to cause AFP to crash.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to APPLE-SA-2005-03-21 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- APPLE-SA-2005-03-21: Security Update 2005-003.
- AppleFileServer Web site: Manual Page For AppleFileServer(1).
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Feb 08 2005 - 03:44:08 CST : AppleFileServer Denial of Service..
- CIAC INFORMATION BULLETIN P-156: Apple Security Update 2005-003.
- BID-12478: Apple Mac OS X AppleFileServer Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2005-0340: Integer signedness error in Apple File Service (AFP Server) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a negative UAM string length in a FPLoginExt packet.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple AppleFileServer
Reported:
Feb 08, 2005
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