CVE-2006-3508
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AirPort wireless driver on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), gain privileges, and execute arbitrary code via a crafted frame that is not properly handled…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the AirPort wireless driver on Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (crash), gain privileges, and execute arbitrary code via a crafted frame that is not properly handled during scan cache updates.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/mac os x · apple/mac os x server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22068
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016903
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589540US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20144
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3737
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22068
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016903
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589540US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20144
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3737
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.