PT-2008-2614 · Apple · Apple Airport Extreme Base Station Firmware

Alex Devries · Published 2008-03-20 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-1012

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station Firmware version 7.3.1

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically a file sharing hang, by sending a crafted AFP request. This is related to input validation.

Recommendations For Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station Firmware version 7.3.1, consider restricting access to the AFP service until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, disabling the file sharing feature may help minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1012

Affected Products

Apple Airport Extreme Base Station Firmware

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1012 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00002.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/28348 · Note
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1226 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019678 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0955/references · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41325 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29447 · Note