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Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA23155
Release Date: 2006-11-29
Last Update: 2006-12-05
Popularity: 14,719 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Manipulation of data
Exposure of sensitive information
Privilege escalation
DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Apple Macintosh OS X

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-3962
CVE-2006-1490
CVE-2006-1990
CVE-2006-2937
CVE-2006-2940
CVE-2006-3403
CVE-2006-3738
CVE-2006-4182
CVE-2006-4334
CVE-2006-4335
CVE-2006-4336
CVE-2006-4337
CVE-2006-4338
CVE-2006-4339
CVE-2006-4343
CVE-2006-4396
CVE-2006-4398
CVE-2006-4400
CVE-2006-4401
CVE-2006-4402
CVE-2006-4403
CVE-2006-4404
CVE-2006-4406
CVE-2006-4407
CVE-2006-4408
CVE-2006-4409
CVE-2006-4410
CVE-2006-4411
CVE-2006-4412
CVE-2006-5465
CVE-2006-5710


Description:
Apple has issued a security update for Mac OS X, which fixes multiple vulnerabilities.

1) An error in the Airport driver can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA22679

2) The Apple Type Services (ATS) server creates error log files insecurely. This can be exploited by malicious, local users to create or overwrite files with system privileges.

3) Multiple boundary errors in the Apple Type Services (ATS) server can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code with system privileges by sending a specially crafted request.

4) A boundary error in Apple Type Services (ATS) can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow via specially crafted font files and allows execution of arbitrary code with system privileges.

5) An error in the CFNetwork framework can be exploited to cause a user's FTP client to issue arbitrary FTP commands when a user accesses a specially crafted FTP URI. This may facilitate exploitation via other line oriented protocols.

6) Vulnerabilities in ClamAV can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA22370

7) A boundary error in Finder can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and may allow arbitrary code execution when a user browses a directory containing a specially crafted ".DS_Store" file.

8) An error in the ftpd can be exploited by malicious people to determine valid account names and to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) via failed login attempts with a valid username.

9) Some vulnerabilities in gnuzip can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA21996

10) Some vulnerabilities in OpenSSL can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), bypass certain security restrictions, or compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA21709
SA22130

11) A vulnerability in Perl can be exploited by malicious people to cause a Denial of Service and potentially to compromise a vulnerable Perl application.

For more information:
SA17802

12) Some vulnerabilities in PHP can be exploited by malicious people to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information, to cause a DoS (Denial of Service), or to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA19383
SA19803
SA22653

13) A boundary error in PPP can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow. This can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

14) A vulnerability in Samba can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

For more information:
SA20980

15) A security issue exists in the Security Framework where Secure Transport may not negotiate the best cipher available.

16) An error in the Security Framework when processing X.509 certificates can be exploited to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

NOTE: Systems prior to Mac OS X v10.4 are not affected.

17) A security issue exists in the Security Framework where the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) service cannot retrieve certificate revocation lists when using a HTTP proxy.

18) A security issue exists in the Security Framework where certain revoked certificates may be erroneously honored.

19) An error in the VPN server can be exploited by malicious, local users to execute commands with system privileges.

20) An error in WebKit can be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted HTML document.

21) A weakness exists in Installer where system privileges are used without explicit authorisation.

Solution:
Apply Security Update 2006-007.

Security Update 2006-007 (10.3.9 Client):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate20060071039client.html

Security Update 2006-007 (10.3.9 Server):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate20060071039server.html

Security Update 2006-007 (10.4.8 Client Intel):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate20060071048clientintel.html

Security Update 2006-007 (10.4.8 Client PPC):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate20060071048clientppc.html

Security Update 2006-007 (10.4.8 Server PPC):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate20060071048serverppc.html

Security Update 2006-007 (10.4.8 Server Universal):
http://www.apple.com/support/download...update20060071048serveruniversal.html

Provided and/or discovered by:
1) The vendor credits H D Moore.
8) The vendor credits Benjamin Williams, University of Canterbury.
13) The vendor credits Mu Security.
15) The vendor credits Eric Cronin of gizmolabs.
16) The vendor credits Dr. Stephen N. Henson of Open Network Security.
17) The vendor credits Timothy J. Miller of the MITRE Corporation.
18) The vendor credits Jose Nazario of Arbor Networks.
20) The vendor credits Tom Ferris of Security-Protocols.

Changelog:
2006-11-30: Added links to US-CERT.
2006-12-01: Added links to US-CERT.
2006-12-05: Added links to US-CERT.

Original Advisory:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829

Other References:
SA17802:
http://secunia.com/advisories/17802/

SA19803:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19803/

SA19383:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19383/

SA20980:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20980/

SA21709:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21709/

SA21996:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21996/

SA22130:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22130/

SA22370:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22370/

SA22653:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22653/

SA22679:
http://secunia.com/advisories/22679/

Mu Security:
http://labs.musecurity.com/advisories/MU-200611-01.txt

US-CERT VU#848960:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/848960

US-CERT VU#870960:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/870960

US-CERT VU#258744:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258744

US-CERT VU#835936:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/835936

US-CERT VU#191336:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191336

US-CERT VU#800296:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/800296

US-CERT VU#323424:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323424

US-CERT VU#681056:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/681056

US-CERT VU#734032:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/734032

US-CERT VU#371648:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/371648

US-CERT VU#811384:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/811384


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