CVE-2006-1986

Public Exploit

Description

Apple Safari 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute code via a large CELLSPACING attribute in a TABLE tag, which triggers an error in KWQListIteratorImpl::KWQListIteratorImpl.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.52% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory security-protocols.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security-protocols.com/poc/sp-x26-1.html	exploit
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x26-advisory.php	vendor advisory exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25946	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634	vdb entry exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/24823	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1986?: CVE-2006-1986 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1986?: To fix CVE-2006-1986, 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-2006-1986 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1986 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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