Vulnerability Note VU#312424

Apple AFP Client privilege escalation vulnerability

Overview

The Apple File Protocol (AFP) Client fails to properly clean its environment before executing commands. This vulnerability may allow a local attacker execute commands with elevated privileges.

I. Description

The Apple File Protocol service allows Apple Mac OS clients to access files remotely from a server. According to Apple Security Update 2007-004:

Under certain circumstances, AFP Client may execute commands without properly cleaning the environment. This may allow a local user to create files or execute commands with system
privileges.

II. Impact

A local attacker may be able to execute commands with elevated privileges.

III. Solution

Apply Updates from Apple

Apple has addressed this vulnerability with the updates included in Apple Security Update 2007-004.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Apple Computer, Inc.	Vulnerable	19-Apr-2007

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
http://secunia.com/advisories/24966/

Credit

This vulnerability was reported in Apple Security Update 2007-004.

This document was written by Jeff Gennari.

Other Information

Date Public:	2007-04-19
Date First Published:	2007-04-19
Date Last Updated:	2007-04-23
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CVE-2007-0729
NVD-ID(s):	CVE-2007-0729
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	1.86
Document Revision:	5

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