Description
Buffer overflow in mDNSResponder in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termination) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPnP Internet Gateway Device (IGD) packet.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
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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Mac OS X mDNSResponder UPnP Location Overflow
exploit/osx/mdns/upnp_location
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Mac OSX - mDNSResponder UPnP Location Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16871 · remote · Jan 8, 2011 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305530
- 24159 vdb-entry
- ADV-2007-1939 vdb-entry
- VU#221876 third-party-advisory
- APPLE-SA-2007-05-24 vendor-advisory
- 25402 third-party-advisory
- 35142 vdb-entry
- APPLE-SA-2007-06-20 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2007-2269 vdb-entry
- 24144 vdb-entry
- macos-mdnsresponder-upnp-bo(34493) vdb-entry
- 1018123 vdb-entry
- 25745 third-party-advisory