Mac OS X Airport Update 2007-001

medium Nessus Plugin ID 24241

Synopsis

The remote host is missing a Mac OS X update that fixes a security issue.

Description

The remote host is running a version of Mac OS X 10.4 that does not have Airport Update 2007-001 applied.

This update fixes a flaw in the wireless drivers that may allow an attacker to crash a host by sending a malformed frame.

Solution

Install Airport Update 2007-001 :

http://www.nessus.org/u?0af16cb0

See Also

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305031

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 24241

File Name: macosx_Airport_2007-001.nasl

Version: 1.22

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 1/26/2007

Updated: 7/24/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2006-6292

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/packages

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/30/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-6292

BID: 21383