CVE-2006-1982

Public Exploit

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the LZWDecodeVector function in Mac OS X before 10.4.6, as used in applications that use ImageIO or AppKit, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted TIFF images.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 40.64% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory security-protocols.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html us government resource third party advisory patch
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303411 patch
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x24-advisory.php patch vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634 vdb entry exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/31837 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1982?
CVE-2006-1982 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1982?
To fix CVE-2006-1982, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-1982 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-1982 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~41% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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