CVE-2006-6353

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in BOMArchiveHelper in Mac OS X allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors related to (1) certain KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE thread crashes and (2) certain KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS thread crashes, as discovered with the "iSec Partners FileP fuzzer".

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.46%

Vendor Advisory security-protocols.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21446	vdb entry vendor advisory
http://security-protocols.com/2006/12/04/bomarchivehelper-needs-some-lovin/	exploit vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6353?: CVE-2006-6353 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6353?: To fix CVE-2006-6353, 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-2006-6353 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-6353 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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