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Apple Mac OS X AppleTalk "ATPsndrsp()" Privilege Escalation
Secunia Advisory: SA23708
Release Date: 2007-01-15
Last Update: 2007-03-14
Popularity: 8,195 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Privilege escalation
DoS
Where: Local system
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Apple Macintosh OS X

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CVE reference:CVE-2007-0236


Description:
LMH has reported a vulnerability in Mac OS X, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the "ATPsndrsp()" function and can be exploited to cause a kernel panic or potentially to execute code with escalated privileges.

Successful exploitation requires that AppleTalk is enabled.

The vulnerability is reported in Mac OS X 10.4.8 (x86). Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Update to Mac OS X 10.4.9 or install Security Update 2007-003.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214

Provided and/or discovered by:
LMH

Changelog:
2007-01-17: Added CVE reference.
2007-03-14: Updated "Solution" section. Updated "Description" with vendor information. Updated "Criticality".

Original Advisory:
http://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-14-01-2007.html

Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214


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