Buffer overflow in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2006-1985
Heap-based buffer overflow in BOM BOMArchiveHelper 10.4 (6.3) Build 312, as used in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted archive (such as ZIP) that contains long path names, which triggers an error in the BOMStackPop function.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.139 (96.4th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.139 · newest: 0.139 · change: 0.000
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
- Apple Safari — versions 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/24819 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.security-protocols.com/sp-x25-advisory.php (Patch, 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
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory, Patch)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25945 (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)