PT-2006-6965 · Apple · Bomarchivehelper+1

Published 2006-12-07 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2006-6353

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Mac OS X (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue involves unspecified vulnerabilities in BOMArchiveHelper within Mac OS X, allowing user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service, specifically an application crash. This is achieved through unspecified vectors related to certain thread crashes, including KERN PROTECTION FAILURE and KERN INVALID ADDRESS, which were discovered using the iSec Partners FileP fuzzer.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6353

Affected Products

Bomarchivehelper

Macos X

References · 3

• 🔥 http://security-protocols.com/2006/12/04/bomarchivehelper-needs-some-lovin · Exploit
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21446 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6353 · Security Note