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Apple Xserve Lights-Out Management Firmware IPMI Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA25499
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Release Date:
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2007-06-01
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Popularity:
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4,952 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Apple Xserve Lights-Out Management Firmware
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-2387
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Xserve Lights-Out Management firmware, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the IPMI implementation and can be exploited to gain administrative privileges on an Xserve system.
The vulnerability only affects Intel-based Xserve systems.
Solution:
Apply Xserve Lights-Out Management Firmware Update 1.0.
http://www.apple.com/support/download...htsoutmanagementfirmwareupdate10.html
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits James Wilson, LithiumCorp.
Original Advisory:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305571
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