CVE-2006-4400

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Published Nov 30, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Apple Type Services (ATS) server in Mac OS 10.4.8 and earlier allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-4388	Stack-based buffer overflow in the Apple Type Services (ATS) server in Mac OS 10.4.8 and earlier allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted font files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.8% (4.762% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017301
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/835936
http://www.osvdb.org/30737
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21335
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 30, 2006, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 7:06 PM
Reserved: Aug 28, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 30, 2006, 4:28 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:29 PM

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