INFORMATION BULLETIN

Q-323: AirPort Update 2006-001 and Apple Security Update 2006-005

[Apple Security Update 304420]

September 22, 2006 17:00 GMT


PROBLEM:	There are several security vulnerabilities in AirPort: 1) Two separate stack buffer overflows exist in the AirPort wireless driver's handling of malformed frames; 2) A heap buffer overflow exists in the AirPort wireless driver's handling of scan cache updates; and 3) An interger overflow exists in the AirPort wireless driver's API for third-party wireless software.
PLATFORM:	Mac OS X v10.3.9 & v10.4.7 Mac OS X Server 10.3.9 & v10.4.7
DAMAGE:	Attackers on the wireless network may cause arbitrary code execution, may cause system crashes, or privilege elevation.
SOLUTION:	Upgrade to the appropriate version.

VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT:	The risk is HIGH. May cause arbitrary code execution.

LINKS:
CIAC BULLETIN:	http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/q-323.shtml
ORIGINAL BULLETIN:	AirPort Update 2006-001 and Apple Security Update 2006-005
	http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304420
ADDITIONAL LINKS:	US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#897796
	http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/867796
	http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589540
	http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/563492
CVE:	CVE-2006-3507 CVE-2006-3508 CVE-2006-3509

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 Please visit Apple's website to view their QuickTime Security Advisory:   http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304420 


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