CVE-2006-4406

Description

Buffer overflow in PPP on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.x up to 10.4.8 and 10.3.x up to 10.3.9, when PPPoE is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 20.40% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/870960	third party advisory us government resource
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017305	vdb entry
http://labs.musecurity.com/advisories/MU-200611-01.txt
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30627	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/30732	vdb entry
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-2006-4406?: CVE-2006-4406 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4406?: To fix CVE-2006-4406, 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-2006-4406 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4406 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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