CVE-2006-4402 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Finder in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by browsing directories containing crafted .DS_Store files.

Published: 2006-11-30

Score: 5.1 Medium

EPSS: 14.3% Moderate

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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No data available yet.

Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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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 0.14263.

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?1017304
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/258744
http://www.osvdb.org/30735
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30617

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:06:07.629Z

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

Link: CVE-2006-4402

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

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

Link: CVE-2006-4402

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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