Details on Apple's Security Update 2004-09-30 for Mac OS X 10.3.5 and 10.2.8
AFP Server
Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.5 and Mac OS X Server v10.3.5
CVE-ID: CAN-2004-0921
Impact: A denial of service permitting a guest to disconnect AFP
volumes
Description: An AFP volume mounted by a guest could be used to
terminate authenticated user mounts from the same server by modifying
SessionDestroy packets. This issue does not affect systems prior to
Mac OS X v10.3 or Mac OS X Server v10.3.
AFP Server
Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.5 and Mac OS X Server v10.3.5
CVE-ID: CAN-2004-0922
Impact: Write-only AFP Drop Box may be set as read-write
Description: A write-only Drop Box on an AFP volume mounted by a
guest could sometimes be read-write due to an incorrect setting of
the guest group id. This issue does not affect systems prior to Mac
OS X v10.3 or Mac OS X Server v10.3.
CUPS
Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.5, Mac OS X Server v10.3.5, Mac OS X
v10.2.8, Mac OS X Server v10.2.8
CVE-ID: CAN-2004-0558
Impact: A denial of service causing the printing system to hang
Description: The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) implementation in
CUPS can hang when a certain UDP packet is sent to the IPP port.
CUPS
Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.5, Mac OS X Server v10.3.5, Mac OS X
v10.2.8, Mac OS X Server v10.2.8
CVE-ID: CAN-2004-0923
Impact: Local disclosure of user passwords
Description: Certain methods of authenticated remote printing could
disclose user passwords in the printing system log files. Credit to
Gary Smith of the IT Services department at Glasgow Caledonian
University for reporting this issue.
NetInfo Manager
Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.5 and Mac OS X Server v10.3.5
CVE-ID: CAN-2004-0924
Impact: Incorrect indication of account status
Description: The NetInfo Manager utility can enable the "root"
account, but after a single "root" login it is no longer possible to
use NetInfo Manager to disable the account and it incorrectly appears
to be disabled. This issue does not affect systems prior to Mac OS X
v10.3 or Mac OS X Server v10.3.
postfix
Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.5 and Mac OS X Server v10.3.5
CVE-ID: CAN-2004-0925
Impact: A denial of service when SMTPD AUTH has been enabled
Description: When SMTPD AUTH has been enabled in postfix, a buffer
containing the username is not correctly cleared between
authentication attempts. Only users with the longest usernames will
be able to authenticate. This issue does not affect systems prior to
Mac OS X v10.3 or Mac OS X Server v10.3. Credit to Michael
Rondinelli of EyeSee360 for reporting this issue.
QuickTime
Available for: Mac OS X v10.3.5, Mac OS X Server v10.3.5, Mac OS X
v10.2.8, Mac OS X Server v10.2.8
CVE-ID: CAN-2004-0926
Impact: A heap buffer overflow could allow attackers to execute
arbitrary code
Description: Flaws in decoding the BMP image type could overwrite
heap memory and potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code
hidden in an image.
ServerAdmin
Available for: Mac OS X Server v10.3.5 and Mac OS X Server v10.2.8
CVE-ID: CAN-2004-0927
Impact: Client - Server communication with ServerAdmin can be read
by decoding captured sessions
Description: Client - Server communication with ServerAdmin uses
SSL. All systems come installed with the same example self signed
certificate. If that certificate has not been replaced, then
ServerAdmin communication may be decrypted. The fix replaces the
existing self-signed certificate with one that has been locally and
uniquely generated.
We installed it on several Power Mac G4s, G5s, PowerBook G4s and an iMac G5 with no problems. [Dana Baggett]
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