16085 : Apple Mac OS X vpnd Local Overflow
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Last Modified
about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
100%

Disclosure
May 03, 2005

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
May 04, 2005

Solution
Unknown

Description

 A local overflow exists in Mac OS X when configured as a VPN server. vpnd fails to validate user-supplied input to the Server_id parameter resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, a malicious user can execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public
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.
Watch-list
Mac OS X
Watch-list
 10.3
10.3.1
10.3.2
10.3.4
10.3.3
10.3.5
10.3.6
10.3.7
10.3.8
10.3.9

References

Tools & Filters
18189
2878

Credit
  • Pieter de Boer - pieteros3.nl -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

Access_vector_0 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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