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APPLE-SA-2013-09-06-1 AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.6.4

Posted on 07 September 2013
Apple Security-announce

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APPLE-SA-2013-09-06-1 AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.6.4

AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.6.4 is now available and
addresses the following:

Available for: AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n,
AirPort Express Base Station with 802.11n, Time Capsule
Impact: An associated client may be able to cause an unexpected
base station system termination
Description: An issue existed in the parsing of small frames with
incorrect lengths. This issue was addressed by adding size checking
to the parsing of small frames.
CVE-ID
CVE-2013-5132 : Joonas Kuorilehto of Codenomicon


Installation note for Firmware version 7.6.4

Firmware version 7.6.4 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 6.3.1 be installed before
upgrading to Firmware version 7.6.4 on OS X systems, and AirPort
Utility 1.3.1 for iOS devices.

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

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

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