Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-5132 - Numeric Errors vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware

047910
CVSS 5.4 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
HIGH
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
network
high complexity
apple
CWE-189
nessus

Summary

Apple AirPort Base Station Firmware before 7.6.4 does not properly handle incorrect frame lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (device crash) by associating with the access point and then sending a short frame.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

NASL familyMisc.
NASL idAIRPORT_FIRMWARE_7_6_4.NASL
descriptionAccording to the firmware version collected via SNMP, the remote AirPort Extreme Base Station / AirPort Express Base Station / Apple Time Capsule reportedly does not properly parse small frames with incorrect lengths. An associated client might be able to leverage this vulnerability to cause a termination of the base station system.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id69817
published2013-09-09
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69817
titleApple AirPort Base Station (802.11n) Firmware < 7.6.4 Remote DoS (APPLE-SA-2013-09-06-1)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#




include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(69817);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/27");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2013-5132");
  script_bugtraq_id(62262);
  script_xref(name:"APPLE-SA", value:"APPLE-SA-2013-09-06-1");

  script_name(english:"Apple AirPort Base Station (802.11n) Firmware < 7.6.4 Remote DoS (APPLE-SA-2013-09-06-1)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks firmware version through SNMP");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote network device is affected by a denial of service
vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to the firmware version collected via SNMP, the remote
AirPort Extreme Base Station / AirPort Express Base Station / Apple
Time Capsule reportedly does not properly parse small frames with
incorrect lengths.  An associated client might be able to leverage
this vulnerability to cause a termination of the base station system.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202800");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00000.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/528462/30/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade the firmware to version 7.6.4 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2013-5132");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/09/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/08/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/09/09");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("snmp_airport_version.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/Airport/Firmware", "SNMP/community");

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");



version = get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/Airport/Firmware");
fixed_version = "7.6.4";

if (
  ver_compare(ver:version, fix:"7.0.0", strict:FALSE) >= 0  &&
  ver_compare(ver:version, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) == -1
)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    report =
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed_version + '\n';
    security_warning(port:0, extra:report);
  }
  else security_warning(0);
}
else exit(0, "The host is not affected since firmware version " + version + " is installed.");

Seebug

bulletinFamilyexploit
descriptionCVE(CAN) ID: CVE-2013-5132 Apple Time Capsule是无线的附加到网络的存储设备,组合了Apple生产的无线内置网关路由。Apple AirPort Extreme是针对家庭、学校和小型企业的无线解决方案。 Apple AirPort、Time Capsule 7.6.4之前版本在处理帧时存在错误,本地攻击者发送长度不正确的特制小帧,利用此漏洞可造成意外基站系统中断,导致拒绝服务。 0 Apple Time Capsule &lt; 7.6.4 Apple AirPort Express Firmware &lt; 7.6.4 厂商补丁: Apple ----- 目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复这个安全问题,请到厂商的主页下载: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/
idSSV:60998
last seen2017-11-19
modified2013-09-13
published2013-09-13
reporterRoot
titleApple AirPort / Time Capsule 帧处理拒绝服务漏洞