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>> Apple AirPort Extreme AFP Request Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Title : Apple AirPort Extreme AFP Request Denial of Service Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-0955
CVE ID : CVE-2008-1012
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-03-21
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A vulnerability has been identified in Apple AirPort Extreme, which could be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This issue is caused by an input validation error when processing AFP requests, which could be exploited by attackers to cause the file sharing to become unresponsive, creating a denial of service condition.
Affected Products
Apple AirPort Extreme versions 7.x
Solution
Upgrade to Apple AirPort Extreme version 7.3.1 :
http://www.apple.com/airportextreme/
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0955
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1226
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Alex deVries.
ChangeLog
2008-03-21 : Initial release
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