Description
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.
Public exploits
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Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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AppleFileServer LoginExt PathName Overflow
exploit/osx/afp/loginext
Exploit-DB 3
- AppleFileServer (OSX) - LoginExt PathName Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16863 · remote · Sep 20, 2010 · verified
- Apple Mac OSX 10.3.3 - AppleFileServer Overflow Remote Code Execution EDB-391 · remote · Aug 13, 2004 · verified
- AppleFileServer 10.3.3 (OSX) - LoginEXT PathName Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-9931 · remote · Mar 3, 2004 · verified
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References
- A050304-1 vendor-advisory
- applefileserver-afp-pathname-bo(16049) vdb-entry
- 1010039 vdb-entry
- VU#648406 third-party-advisory
- http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5QP0115CUO.html
- APPLE-SA-2004-05-03 vendor-advisory
- 11539 third-party-advisory