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Apple Mac OS X Server servermgrd authentication vulnerable to buffer overflow

Vulnerability Note VU#461412

Original Release Date: 2005-08-17 | Last Revised: 2005-08-17

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.

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.

Impact

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

Solution

Apply an update

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

Vendor Information

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Apple Computer, Inc. Affected

Updated:  August 17, 2005

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

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

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us email.


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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Apple Product Security for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Ken MacInnis.

Other Information

CVE IDs: CVE-2005-2518
Severity Metric: 14.11
Date Public: 2005-08-15
Date First Published: 2005-08-17
Date Last Updated: 2005-08-17 18:08 UTC
Document Revision: 8

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