Vulnerability Note VU#461412

Apple Mac OS X Server servermgrd authentication vulnerable to buffer overflow

Overview

Apple Mac OS X Server servermgrd contains an unspecified buffer overflow vulnerability in the authentication handling routines. This vulnerability may lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.

I. Description

Mac OS X Server contains the servermgrd application for back-end management purposes. The authentication routines used in servermgrd contain an unspecified buffer overflow vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

II. Impact

A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code.

III. Solution

Apply an update

Please see Apple Security Update 2005-007 for details on workarounds, fixes, and updates.

Systems Affected

Vendor	Status	Date Notified	Date Updated
Apple Computer, Inc.	Vulnerable	17-Aug-2005

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302163
http://secunia.com/advisories/16449/

Credit

Thanks to Apple Product Security for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Ken MacInnis.

Other Information

Date Public:	2005-08-15
Date First Published:	2005-08-17
Date Last Updated:	2005-08-17
CERT Advisory:
CVE-ID(s):	CAN-2005-2518
NVD-ID(s):	CAN-2005-2518
US-CERT Technical Alerts:
Metric:	14.11
Document Revision:	7

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