OSVDB ID: 25585 Title: Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork Integer Overflow |
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Description |
A remote overflow exists in Mac OS X. The CFNetwork component used by Safari and other applications fails to validate chunked transfer encoding resulting in an integer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity. |
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Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation Impact: Loss of Integrity Exploit: Exploit Unknown Disclosure: OSVDB Verified |
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Install Apple Security Update 2006-003, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds. |
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Unknown or Incomplete |