CVE-2006-4400 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Apple Type Services (ATS) server in Mac OS 10.4.8 and earlier allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font files.

Published: 2006-11-30

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: 1.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4388	Stack-based buffer overflow in the Apple Type Services (ATS) server in Mac OS 10.4.8 and earlier allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01347.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017301
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/835936
http://www.osvdb.org/30737
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-11-30T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:06:07.637Z

Reserved: 2006-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-4400

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-11-30T16:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-4400

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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