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TITLE:
Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA28891

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/28891/

CRITICAL:
Highly critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Exposure of system information, Privilege
escalation, DoS, System access

WHERE:
>From remote

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

DESCRIPTION:
Apple has issued a security update for Mac OS X, which fixes multiple
vulnerabilities and weaknesses.

1) An unspecified error exists within Foundation in Safari's handling
of URLs. This can be exploited to cause a memory corruption when a
user is enticed to access a specially crafted URL.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

2) A weakness exists due to Launch Services allowing users to start
uninstalled applications from a Time Machine Backup.

3) An error in the handling of file:// URLs in Mail can be exploited
to execute arbitrary applications without warning when a user is
enticed to click on a URL within a message.

4) An unspecified error exists within NFS when handling mbuf chains.
This can be exploited to cause a memory     corruption and allows a
system shutdown and potential execution of arbitrary code.

5) The problem is that Parental Controls contacts www.apple.com when
a site is unblocked and allows for detection of computers running
Parental Controls.

6) A boundary error in Samba can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA27760

7) An input validation error exists in Terminal when processing URL
schemes. This can be exploited to launch an application with
arbitrary command line parameters and may allow execution of
arbitrary code when a user visits a specially crafted web page.

8) Multiple vulnerabilities in X11 X Font Server can be exploited by
malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA27040

9) An error exists in X11, which causes certain settings ("Allow
connections from network client") not to be applied.

SOLUTION:
Update to Mac OS X 10.5.2 or apply Security Update 2008-001.

Security Update 2008-001 (PPC):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008001ppc.html

Security Update 2008-001 (Universal):
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/securityupdate2008001universal.html

Mac OS X 10.5.2 Combo Update:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosx1052comboupdate.html

Mac OS X Server 10.5.2 Combo Update:
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/macosxserver1052comboupdate.html

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
2) The vendor credits Steven Fisher of Discovery Software Ltd. and
Ian Coutier.
4) The vendor credits Oleg Drokin, Sun Microsystems.
5) The vendor credits Jesse Pearson.
6) Alin Rad Pop, Secunia Research.
7) The vendor credits Olli Leppanen of Digital Film Finland, and
Brian Mastenbrook.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307430

OTHER REFERENCES:
SA27040:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27040/

SA27760:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27760/

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