Apple Mac OS X mDNSResponder buffer overflow
| macos-mdnsresponder-bo (35733) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the UPnP IGD (Internet Gateway Device Standardized Device Control Protocol) code of the mDNSResponder implementation. By sending a specially-crafted packet to a vulnerable system, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.10
- 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.
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 08.07.07, Apple Mac OS X mDNSResponder HTTP Request Heap Overflow Vulnerability at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=573.
- BID-25159: Apple Mac OS X 2007-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3744: Heap-based buffer overflow in the UPnP IGD (Internet Gateway Device Standardized Device Control Protocol) implementation in mDNSResponder on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10 before 20070731 allows network-adjacent remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.
- SA26235: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018488: Mac OS X Heap Overflow in PCRE Library Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2732: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 31, 2007
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