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NOTE: the BMP vector has been re-assigned to CVE-2006-2238 because it affects a separate product family.","published":"2006-04-21T22:02:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:24:04.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["apple/mac os x","apple/mac os x server"],"epss":{"score":0.07858,"percentile":0.94657,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.86%). 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