27733 : Apple Mac OS X AFP Server Malformed Request DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-07-14

Description

Mac OS X contains an unspecified flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when an attacker sends an invalid AFP request to the server, and will result in loss of availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Availability
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 (Security Update 2006-004) to address this vulnerability.

Products

Apple Computer, Inc.	Mac OS X	10.3.x
		10.4
		10.4.1
		10.4.2
		10.4.3
		10.4.4
		10.4.5
		10.4.6
		10.4.7

References

CERT VU: 180692
CVE ID: 2006-3496 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 21253
Related OSVDB ID: 27730 27731 27732 27734 27735 27736 27737 27738 27739 27740 27741 27742 27743 27744 27745
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304063

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-08-03 | Disagree?

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