CVE-2006-6015 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.2% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the JavaScript implementation in Safari on Apple Mac OS X 10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long argument to the exec method of a regular expression.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 4.21% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-11-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Safari 2.0.4 - JavaScript Regular Expression Match Remote Denial of Service | 2006-11-14 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451542/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451823/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21053
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451542/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451823/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21053
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