CVE-2006-1982
highpriority · attend · 47EPSS 0.199 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Heap-based buffer overflow in the LZWDecodeVector function in Mac OS X before 10.4.6, as used in applications that use ImageIO or AppKit, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted TIFF images.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-27714Apple Mac OSX 10.x - LZWDecodeVector '.tiff' Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (33)
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also known as (2)
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sources
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references (24)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303411enisa_euvd
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19686enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20077enisa_euvd
- http://www.osvdb.org/31837enisa_euvd
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233enisa_euvd
- http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x24-advisory.phpenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634enisa_euvd
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