CVE-2006-4403

Description

The FTP server in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when FTP Access is enabled, will crash when a login failure occurs with a valid user name, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and enumerate valid usernames.

4.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.80% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.osvdb.org/30734	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017303	vdb entry
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30621	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/371648	third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4403?: CVE-2006-4403 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4403?: To fix CVE-2006-4403, 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-2006-4403 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4403 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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