CVE-2006-1984

Public Exploit

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the _cg_TIFFSetField function in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier, as used in applications that use ImageIO or AppKit, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted TIFF image that triggers a null dereference.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.64% Top 15%

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

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://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html	patch vendor advisory
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x29-advisory.php	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25950	vdb entry
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://secunia.com/advisories/19686	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1984?: CVE-2006-1984 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1984?: To fix CVE-2006-1984, 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-2006-1984 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1984 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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