Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AppleTalk networking stack in XNU 1228.3.13 and earlier on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a ZIP NOTIFY (aka ZIPOP_NOTIFY) packet that overwrites a certain ifPort structure member.
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 Mac OSX xnu 1228.3.13 - 'zip-notify' Remote Kernel Overflow (PoC) EDB-8262 · dos · Mar 23, 2009 · verified
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References
- 34201 vdb-entry
- 34424 third-party-advisory
- http://www.digit-labs.org/files/exploits/xnu-appletalk-zip.c
- http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/mac/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216401181
- 8262 exploit