35142 : Apple Mac OS X mDNSResponder UPnP Internet Gateway Device (IGD) Packet Remote Overflow
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Disclosure

May 25, 2007

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Keywords

No Keywords

Description

A buffer overflow exists in Mac OS X. The mDNSResponder fails to validate UPnP packets used by the Internet Gateway Daemon resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Apple has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.
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Mac OS X
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Credit

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Blogs

2007/06/20 13:07:03 | Apple issues Apple TV security fix

from: Laptop Blog

Apple issues Apple TV security fix Filed under:PC, laptop, gaming, Dell — posted by on @ 2:07 pm Apple today issued an update for its Apple TV device. The update fixes the mDNSResponder buffer overflow vulnerability, CVE-2007-2386. This vulnerability was patched last month in Security

2007/05/28 20:03:30 | I have the urge to say this one word: OUCH

from: seclog.de

Found in mDNSResponder (of remote root fame CVE-2007-2386). Codesnippetmarkup still sucks… lt if (iRet < 0) { // something is wrong break; } else if (iRet == 0) { break; }

2007/06/20 19:07:01 | Apple issues Apple TV security fix

from: Extra Technology News

Apple today issued an update for its Apple TV device. The update fixes the mDNSResponder buffer overflow vulnerability, CVE-2007-2386. This vulnerability was patched last month in Security Update

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