Apple Mac OS X AFP server invalid request denial of service.
| macosx-afp-invalid-request-dos (28137) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server are vulnerable to a denial of service attack, caused by an unchecked error in the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) server. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending an invalid AFP request to cause the AFP server to crash.
Note: The AFP server is disabled by default in Mac OS X.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Apply Apple Security Update 2006-004, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-004: About Security Update 2006-004.
- US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-214A: Apple Mac Products Affected by Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- BID-19289: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-3496: AFP Server in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service (crash) via an invalid AFP request that triggers an unchecked error condition.
- OSVDB ID: 27733: Mac OS X AFP Server Malformed Request DoS
- SA21253: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016620: Apple AFP Server Discloses Files to Local Users and Lets Users Deny Service or Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#180692: Apple Mac OS X AFP server vulnerable to DoS via maliciously-crafted AFP request
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3101: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Remote Code Execution and Local Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
Reported:
Aug 01, 2006
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