AFP Server in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon restart) via crafted reconnect authentication packets.
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
Link | Tags |
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723 | vdb entry |
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435 | patch vendor advisory |
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html | vendor advisory |