Apple Mac OS X mail attachment buffer overflow
| macosx-mail-attachment-bo (25209) |  High Risk |
Description:
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in Mail.app. By sending a specially-crafted AppleDouble format file containing an overly long Real Name entry as an email attachment, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system once the victim double-clicks the attachment name.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2006-002, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-002, About Security Update 2006-002 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303453.
- Apple Web site, Apple - Support - Downloads at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Mon Mar 13 2006 - 22:41:05 CST, DMA[2006-0313a] - 'Apple OSX Mail.app RFC1740 Real Name Buffer Overflow' at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/0739.html.
- BID-17081: Apple Mac OS X Mail Message Attachment Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-0396: Buffer overflow in Mail in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.5, when patched with Security Update 2006-001, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Real Name value in an e-mail attachment sent in AppleDouble format, which triggers the overflow when the user double-clicks on an attachment.
- OSVDB ID: 23872: Mac OS X Mail.app Attachment AppleDouble Header Processing Buffer Overflow
- SA19129: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1015762: Apple Mail Buffer Overflow in Processing Attachments With Specially Crafted Real Names May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#980084: Apple Mail buffer overflow vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0949: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Security Bypass and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 13, 2006
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