Apple Airport Frame integer coercion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple Airport. Affected is an unknown function of the component Frame Handler. The manipulation results in integer coercion. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-3507. Moreover, an exploit is present. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple Airport (Router Operating System) (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the AirPort wireless driver on Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7 allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting crafted frames into a wireless network.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2006. The weakness was disclosed 09/22/2006 with Apple (Website). The advisory is available at docs.info.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-3507 since 07/10/2006. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22418 (AirPort Update 2006-001 / Security Update 2006-005), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115417 (Apple AirPort Update 2006-001 and Security Update 2006-005 Not Installed).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at apple.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29093), Exploit-DB (28643), Tenable (22418), SecurityFocus (BID 20144†) and OSVDB (29061†). The entries VDB-2564 and VDB-2563 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 22418
Nessus Name: AirPort Update 2006-001 / Security Update 2006-005
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Patch: apple.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: docs.info.apple.com⛔
Researcher: http://www.apple.com
Organization: Apple
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-3507 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3507
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2562
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X-Force: 29093
SecurityFocus: 20144 - Apple Mac OS X AirPort Wireless Driver Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22068 - Apple Airport Buffer Overflow and Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 29061 - Apple Airport Malformed Frame Handling Multiple Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1016903
Vulnerability Center: 12790 - Apple Mac OS X AirPort Wireless Driver Code Execution by Physically Proximate Attackers, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-3737

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2006 11:26
Updated: 06/03/2025 21:11
Changes: 09/25/2006 11:26 (92), 07/08/2019 20:16 (4), 07/22/2024 04:41 (17), 06/03/2025 21:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:4D3:103

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