Overview
Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork may allow arbitrary FTP commands to be executed via a crafted FTP URI.
Description
According to Apple Security Update 2006-007: By enticing a user to access a maliciously crafted FTP URI, an attacker can cause the user's FTP client to issue arbitrary FTP commands to any accessible FTP server, using the credentials of the victim. This issue may also facilitate attacks of other line oriented protocols, such as SMTP. |
Impact
By convincing a user to open a specially crafted web page or click a link, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary FTP commands. |
Solution
Apply Apple Updates This issue is addressed by Apple Security Update 2006-007. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
This issue was reported in Apple Security Update 2006-007.
This document was written by Chris Taschner.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2006-4401 |
| Severity Metric: | 17.55 |
| Date Public: | 2006-11-28 |
| Date First Published: | 2006-11-30 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2006-12-01 21:56 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 12 |