Description
mDNSResponder in the Bonjour Namespace Provider in Apple Bonjour for Windows before 1.0.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by resolving a crafted .local domain name that contains a long label.
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- Apple Bonjour for Windows 1.0.4 - mDNSResponder Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service EDB-32350 · dos · Sep 9, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 31822 third-party-advisory
- 1020845 vdb-entry
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2990
- APPLE-SA-2009-09-09 vendor-advisory
- 31091 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-2524 vdb-entry
- apple-bonjour-mdnsresponder-dos(45005) vdb-entry