CVE-2006-4408

Description

The Security Framework in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via certain public key values in an X.509 certificate that requires extra resources during signature verification. NOTE: this issue may be similar to CVE-2006-2940.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.33%

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://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335	vdb entry
http://www.osvdb.org/30730	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017298	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155	third party advisory vendor advisory
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-2006-4408?: CVE-2006-4408 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4408?: To fix CVE-2006-4408, 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-2006-4408 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-4408 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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