Madrid, September 22, 2006 - Apple has published three critical updates for its AirPort driver in order to fix a series of vulnerabilities that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code on Mac OS X systems through a wireless network.

An attacker could inject especially malformed packets into the wireless network, causing a buffer overflow on Mac OS X systems with the vulnerable AirPort driver and running arbitrary code with maximum privileges.

For practical purposes, an attacker in local proximity (depending on the reach of the wireless network) could be able to compromise the Mac OS X system and gain control over it.

Due to the critical status of these vulnerabilities, users of Apple computers are advised to check whether they are affected and update their systems.

For further details on the vulnerable models and systems, and the corresponding security updates, read the original advisory at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304420