Vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X
CVE-2006-6061
com.apple.AppleDiskImageController in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8, and possibly other versions, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed DMG image that triggers memory corruption. NOTE: the severity of this issue has been disputed by a third party, who states that the impact is limited to a denial of service (kernel panic) due to a vm_fault call with a non-aligned address.
EPSS: 0.094 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.4.8
- Apple Mac_os_x_server — versions 10.4.8
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-6061?
- CVE-2006-6061 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X. Published 2006-11-22.
- Is CVE-2006-6061 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.