CVE-2006-3508 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2006-09-21

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.7:::::::*

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-3503	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00134.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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/589540
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20144
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3737

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Mac Os X Server

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-09-21T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T18:30:34.371Z

Reserved: 2006-07-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-3508

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-09-21T21:07:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-3508

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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