35143 : Apple Mac OS X VPN Daemon (vpnd) -i Parameter Local Format String
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
5	622	over 4 years ago	about 1 year ago	1 times	100%

Timeline

Vendor Informed Date	Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2007-03-19	2007-05-25	2007-05-29

Time to Patch
71 days

Description

A format string flaw exists in Mac OS X. vpnd fails to validate command-line data passed to the '-i' parameter resulting in a format string attack. With a specially crafted command-line argument, a local attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required, Local / Remote, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor 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.	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
		10.4.8
		10.4.9

References

Security Tracker: 1018125
CVE ID: 2007-0753 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 24144 24208
Secunia Advisory ID: 25402
ISS X-Force ID: 34505
Related OSVDB ID: 35141 35142 35144 35145 35146 35147
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2007-1939
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0410.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-05/0414.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/May/msg00004.html
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-May/004362.html
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-May/004363.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
Other Advisory URL: http://www.ngssoftware.com/advisories/high-risk-vulnerability-in-mac-os-x/

Tools & Filters

	25297

Credit

Chris Anley - NGS Software

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.2
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2007-05-29 | Disagree?

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