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A vulnerability was found in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x (Operating System) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component PPOE. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in PPP on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x up to 10.4.8 and 10.3.x up to 10.3.9, when PPPoE is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
The bug was discovered 11/28/2006. The weakness was presented 11/14/2006 by Mu Security with Open Network Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-4406 since 08/28/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 23740 (Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-007)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30627) and Tenable (23740). See 27241, 31257, 32357 and 32356 for similar entries.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 23740
Nessus Name: Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities (Security Update 2006-007)
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Mu Security
Organization: Open Network Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4406 (🔍)
X-Force: 30627
SecurityTracker: 1017305
Vulnerability Center: 13200 - Mac OS X PPP Buffer Overflow via PPPoE Active Discovery Initiation (PADI) Packets, Critical
SecurityFocus: 21335 - Apple Mac OS X 2006-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 23155 - Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 30732 - Apple Mac OS X PPP PPPoE Unspecified Overflow
Vupen: ADV-2006-4750
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 22:21Updated: 07/11/2019 11:55
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (82), 07/11/2019 11:55 (3)
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