ID

VAR-200809-0203

CVE

CVE-2008-3630

TITLE

Windows for Apple Bonjour of Bonjour Namespace Provider In DNS Vulnerability forged response

DESCRIPTION

mDNSResponder in Apple Bonjour for Windows before 1.0.5, when an application uses the Bonjour API for unicast DNS, does not choose random values for transaction IDs or source ports in DNS requests, which makes it easier for remote attackers to spoof DNS responses, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1447. this is CVE-2008-1447 Is a different vulnerability.By a third party DNS The response may be spoofed and spoofed as a legitimate address. An attacker may leverage this issue to forge unicast hostname resolution responses in applications that may use the application's API for DNS. Successful exploits allow attackers to redirect network traffic, which can aid in man-in-the-middle attacks. Versions prior to Bonjour for Windows 1.0.5, included in Apple iTunes 8.0, are vulnerable to this issue. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201201-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: mDNSResponder: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: January 20, 2012 Bugs: #290822 ID: 201201-05 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in mDNSResponder, which could lead to execution of arbitrary code with root privileges. Background ========== mDNSResponder is a component of Apple's Bonjour, an initiative for zero-configuration networking. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-misc/mDNSResponder < 212.1 >= 212.1 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in mDNSResponder. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A local or remote attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code with root privileges or cause a Denial of Service. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All mDNSResponder users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/mDNSResponder-212.1" NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since November 21, 2009. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue. References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2007-2386 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-2386 [ 2 ] CVE-2007-3744 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-3744 [ 3 ] CVE-2007-3828 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2007-3828 [ 4 ] CVE-2008-0989 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-0989 [ 5 ] CVE-2008-2326 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-2326 [ 6 ] CVE-2008-3630 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-3630 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201201-05.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2012 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 . 1) A NULL pointer dereference error in the Bonjour Namespace Provider component when resolving ".local" domain names can be exploited to cause a crash the application via a specially crafted ".local" domain name containing an overly long DNS label. SOLUTION: Update to version 1.0.5. http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/bonjourforwindows105.html PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: 1) The vendor credits Mario Ballano, 48bits.com. 2) Reported by the vendor. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: Apple: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2990 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. 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remote

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Design Error

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CREDITS

Apple

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