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ESB-2009.0209 -- [Appliance] -- Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (802.11n*) Firmware 7.4.1

Date: 06 March 2009
References: ESB-2008.0855  ESB-2008.0935  ESB-2008.0980  ESB-2008.1007  ESB-2009.0117  

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                       ESB-2009.0209 -- [Appliance]
      Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (802.11n*) Firmware 7.4.1
                               6 March 2009

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:              AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n
                      Time Capsule
Publisher:            Apple
Operating System:     Network Appliance
Impact:               Denial of Service
                      Provide Misleading Information
                      Inappropriate Access
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2008-3530 CVE-2008-2476 CVE-2008-0473

Ref:                  ESB-2008.0855
                      ESB-2008.0935
                      ESB-2008.0980
                      ESB-2008.1007
                      ESB-2009.0117

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APPLE-SA-2009-03-05 Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (802.11n*)
Firmware 7.4.1

Time Capsule and AirPort Base Station (802.11n*) Firmware 7.4.1 is
now available and addresses the following:

CVE-ID: CVE-2008-2476
Available for: AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n*,
AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n*, Time Capsule
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause a denial of service
attack, observe private network traffic, or inject forged packets
Description: The IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol implementation
does not validate the origin of Neighbor Discovery messages. By
sending a maliciously crafted message, a remote user may cause a
denial of service, observe private network traffic, or inject forged
packets. This update addresses the issue by performing additional
validation of Neighbor Discovery messages.

CVE-ID: CVE-2008-0473
Available for: AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n*,
AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n*, Time Capsule
Impact: A user on the local network may be able to cause an
unexpected device shutdown
Description: An out-of-bounds memory access issue exists in the
handling of PPPoE discovery packets. By sending a maliciously crafted
PPPoE discovery packet, a remote user may be able to cause an
unexpected device shutdown. This update addresses the issue
through improved bounds checking.

CVE-ID: CVE-2008-3530
Available for: AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n*,
AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n*, Time Capsule
Impact: A remote user may be able to cause an unexpected device
shutdown
Description: When IPv6 support is enabled, IPv6 nodes use ICMPv6 to
report errors encountered while processing packets. An implementation
issue in the handling of incoming ICMPv6 "Packet Too Big" messages
may cause an unexpected device shutdown. This update addresses
the issue through improved handling of ICMPv6 messages.


Installation note for Firmware version 7.4.1

Firmware version 7.4.1 is installed into Time Capsule or AirPort
Base Station with 802.11n* via AirPort Utility, provided with
the device.

It is recommended that AirPort Utility 5.4.1 be installed before
upgrading to Firmware version 7.4.1.

AirPort Utility 5.4.1 may be obtained through Apple's Software
Download site: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/

(*) Based on an IEEE 802.11n draft specification

Information will also be posted to the Apple Security Updates
web site:  http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

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