Apple Mac OS X Apple File Protocol (AFP) Client buffer overflow
| macos-afpclient-bo (41319) |  High Risk |
Description:
Apple Mac OS X is vulnerable to multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Apple File Protocol (AFP) Client. By persuading a victim to click on a specially-crafted afp:// URL, 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 10.4.11
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.5.2
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
Remedy:
Apply Security Update 2008-002, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Apple Web site, About Security Update 2008-002 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562.
- BID-28304: RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-002 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- BID-28320: Apple Mac OS X AFP Client 'afp://' URI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-0044: Multiple buffer overflows in AFP Client in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) and execute arbitrary code via a crafted afp:// URL.
- SA29420: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019640: Apple File Protocol Client Stack Overflows Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0924: Apple Mac OS X Command Execution and Security Bypass Issues
Reported:
Mar 18, 2008
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