National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2004-0430

Overview

Stack-based buffer overflow in AppleFileServer for Mac OS X 10.3.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a LoginExt packet for a Cleartext Password User Authentication Method (UAM) request with a PathName argument that includes an AFPName type string that is longer than the associated length field.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0 incomplete approximation):

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#648406

Name: VU#648406

Hyperlink:http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/648406

External Source: XF

Name: applefileserver-afp-pathname-bo(16049)

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/16049

External Source: ATSTAKE

Name: A050304-1

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.atstake.com/research/advisories/2004/a050304-1.txt

External Source: MISC

Name: http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5QP0115CUO.html

Hyperlink:http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5QP0115CUO.html

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1010039

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1010039

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 11539

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/11539

External Source: APPLE

Name: APPLE-SA-2004-05-03

Hyperlink:http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00049.html