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Apple Addresses AFP Vulnerability With Security Update 2010-006

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Apple today released Security Update 2010-006, a minor update to Mac OS X Snow Leopard. According to a support document, the update addresses a single issue related to AFP shared folders.

An error handling issue exists in AFP Server. A remote attacker with knowledge of an account name on a target system may bypass the password validation and access AFP shared folders. By default, File Sharing is not enabled. This issue does not affect systems prior to Mac OS X v10.6. Credit to Richard Noll for reporting this issue.

The update weighs in at 1.93 MB and requires Mac OS X 10.6.4. A system restart is required after installation.

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