Apple Mac OS X FTP command execution
| macos-ftp-command-execution (35721) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the vulnerable system. By persuading a victim to click on a specially-crafted FTP URI, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary FTP commands on the vulnerable FTP server.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.10
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
Remedy:
Apply Apple Security Update 2007-007, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple Security Update 2007-007 , About Security Update 2007-007 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172.
- Apple Web site, Apple security updates at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61798.
- BID-25159: Apple Mac OS X 2007-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-2403: CFNetwork on Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.10 does not properly validate ftp: URIs, which allows remote attackers to trigger the transmission of arbitrary FTP commands to arbitrary FTP servers.
- SA26235: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018491: Mac OS X CFNetwork Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary FTP Commands and Conduct HTTP Response Splitting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2732: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 31, 2007
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