CVE-2006-1988

Public Exploit

Description

The WebTextRenderer(WebInternal) _CG_drawRun:style:geometry: function in Apple Safari 2.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an HTML LI tag with a large VALUE attribute (list item number), which triggers a null dereference in QPainter::drawText, probably due to a failed memory allocation that uses the VALUE.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.43% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory security-protocols.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
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://security-protocols.com/poc/sp-x26-2.html
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-2006-1988?: CVE-2006-1988 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1988?: To fix CVE-2006-1988, 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-2006-1988 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1988 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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