CVE-2006-6292

Description

Apple Airport Extreme firmware 0.1.27 in Mac OS X 10.4.8 on Mac mini, MacBook, and MacBook Pro with Core Duo hardware allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and kernel panic) and have possibly other security-related impact via certain beacon frames.

5.7

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.93% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30663	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305031
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/airportextremeupdate2007001.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017328	vdb entry patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21383	vdb entry patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/583552	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4822	vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Jan/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://projects.info-pull.com/mokb/MOKB-30-11-2006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23159	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6292?: CVE-2006-6292 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6292?: To fix CVE-2006-6292, 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-2006-6292 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6292 is being actively exploited. 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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