Apple Mac OS X BOM archive file overwrite
| macos-bom-archive-file-overwrite (26405) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server could allow a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system. A remote attacker could create a specially-crated archive file containing directory traversal symbolic links which, once the files are extracted, could cause BOM to create or overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
Consequences:
File Manipulation
Remedy:
Apply Apple Security Update 2006-003, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-003: About Security Update 2006-003.
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-132A: Apple Mac Products Affected by Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- BID-17951: Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2006-003 Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-1440: BOM in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.6 allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an archive that contains symbolic links.
- OSVDB ID: 25584: Mac OS X BOM Archive Expansion Arbitrary File Overwrite
- SA20077: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016082: Apple Mac OS X Kernel Components Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1779: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote and Client-Side Code Execution Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
Reported:
May 11, 2006
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