PT-2006-4383 · Apple · Macos X+1

Published 2006-09-21 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2006-3508

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.7

Description A heap-based buffer overflow issue exists in the AirPort wireless driver, allowing physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service, gain privileges, and execute arbitrary code via a crafted frame that is not properly handled during scan cache updates.

Recommendations For Apple Mac OS X version 10.4.7, update to a newer version that contains a fix for this issue to prevent exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-3508

Affected Products

Airport

Macos X

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3508 · Security Note
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00001.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/589540 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016903 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22068 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/20144 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3737 · Note