CVE-2006-1985
MEDIUMEPSS 96th pctlDescription
Heap-based buffer overflow in BOM BOMArchiveHelper 10.4 (6.3) Build 312, as used in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted archive (such as ZIP) that contains long path names, which triggers an error in the BOMStackPop function.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19686
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016082
- http://www.osvdb.org/24819
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233
- http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x25-advisory.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25945
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