Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork may allow arbitrary FTP commands to be executed via a crafted FTP URI

Overview

Apple Mac OS X CFNetwork may allow arbitrary FTP commands to be executed via a crafted FTP URI.

Description

According to Apple Security Update 2006-007:

By enticing a user to access a maliciously crafted FTP URI, an attacker can cause the user’s FTP client to issue arbitrary FTP commands to any accessible FTP server, using the credentials of the victim. This issue may also facilitate attacks of other line oriented protocols, such as SMTP.

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Impact

By convincing a user to open a specially crafted web page or click a link, a remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary FTP commands.

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Solution

Apply Apple Updates

This issue is addressed by Apple Security Update 2006-007.

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Vendor Information

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Updated: November 29, 2006

Status

Affected

Vendor Statement

We have not received a statement from the vendor.

Vendor Information

The vendor has not provided us with any further information regarding this vulnerability.

Addendum

Refer to Apple Security Update 2006-007.

If you have feedback, comments, or additional information about this vulnerability, please send us [email](<mailto:[email protected]?Subject=VU%23681056 Feedback>).

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References

• <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829&gt;
• <http://secunia.com/advisories/23155/&gt;

Acknowledgements

This issue was reported in Apple Security Update 2006-007.

This document was written by Chris Taschner.

Other Information

CVE IDs:	CVE-2006-4401
Severity Metric:	17.55 Date Public: