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TITLE:
Apple AirPort Beacon Frame Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA23159

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/23159/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
>From remote

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Apple Macintosh OS X
http://secunia.com/product/96/

DESCRIPTION:
LMH has reported a vulnerability in the Apple AirPort Extreme driver,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the handling of beacon
frames and can be exploited to cause a kernel panic.

The vulnerability is reported on an Intel-based MacBook running Mac
OS X 10.4.8 (8L2127) and Apple Airport Extreme Firmware version
0.1.27. Other versions may also be affected.

SOLUTION:
Do not use wireless with affected systems.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
LMH

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-30-11-2006.html

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