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Apple TV UPnP IGD Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA25745
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Release Date:
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2007-06-21
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Popularity:
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7,277 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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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| OS: | Apple TV 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-2386
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Apple TV, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) or potentially compromise a vulnerable device.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the UPnP IGD (Internet Gateway Device Standardized Device Control Protocol) implementation and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Solution:
Update to version 1.1 via the "Update Software" functionality.
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Michael Lynn, Juniper Networks.
Original Advisory:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305631
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