Signature Detail
Short Name |
APP:UPNP:APPLE-MDNS |
|---|---|
Severity |
Critical |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
APP |
Keywords |
Apple mDNSResponder Buffer Overflow |
Release Date |
2007/05/23 |
Update Number |
1213 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0+, isg-3.0+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
APP: Apple mDNSResponder Buffer Overflow
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability in Mac OSX's mDNSResponder. A successful attack can lead to a buffer overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the root user.
Extended Description
Apple Mac OS X is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because the software fails to properly bounds-check user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized memory buffer. Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary machine code with superuser privileges, facilitating the complete compromise of affected computers. Failed exploit attempts likely result in a denial-of-service condition. Apple Mac OS X 10.4.0 through 10.4.9 are vulnerable to this issue. This issue was originally included in BID 24144 (Apple Mac OS X 2007-005 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities), but has been split into its own record. The vendor reports this issue also affects Apple TV versions prior to 1.1.
Affected Products
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.0
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.0
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
- Apple TV 1.0
- Gentoo Linux
References
- BugTraq: 24159
- CVE: CVE-2007-2386