curlyboy Posted December 5, 2006 Share Posted December 5, 2006 Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Mac OS X, which potentially can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in ftpd when handling commands with globbing characters (e.g. "*") and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow. Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code. The vulnerability is reported in Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.8. Other versions may also be affected. Solution: Grant only trusted users access to the service. http://secunia.com/advisories/23178/ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35043-mac-os-x-ftpd-buffer-overflow-vulnerability/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav1085 Posted December 6, 2006 Share Posted December 6, 2006 Soon as I say the words "Buffer Overflow Vulnerability" I thought of Windows NT! They are getting more alike. Did Apple higher Bill Gates or something? It's probably been fixed but this is something Apple doesn't have often and are going to get some bad critism. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/35043-mac-os-x-ftpd-buffer-overflow-vulnerability/#findComment-248880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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