CVE-2006-1985 EXPLOIT
5.1
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.9% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.1 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.91% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-04-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
| apple | mac os x server |
| apple | safari |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX 10.x - '.zip' 'BOMStackPop()' Overflow | 2006-04-20 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016082
- http://www.osvdb.org/24819
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233
- http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x25-advisory.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25945
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016082
- http://www.osvdb.org/24819
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233
- http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x25-advisory.php
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