Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2006-1983
Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) PredictorVSetField function for TIFF or (2) CFAllocatorAllocate function for GIF, as used in applications that use ImageIO or AppKit. NOTE: the BMP vector has been re-assigned to CVE-2006-2238 because it affects a separate product family.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.079 (94.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.079 · newest: 0.079 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.3, 10.3.1, 10.3.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server — versions 10.3, 10.3.1, 10.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.security-protocols.com/modules.php (Exploit)
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/24821 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25949 (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25951 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)