CVE-2006-3508

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the AirPort wireless driver on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), gain privileges, and execute arbitrary code via a crafted frame that is not properly handled during scan cache updates.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.19%

Vendor Advisory apple.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/22068	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3737	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589540	third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016903	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20144	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3508?: CVE-2006-3508 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3508?: To fix CVE-2006-3508, 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-2006-3508 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-3508 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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