Heap-based buffer overflow in LibSystem in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing an application that uses LibSystem to request a large amount of memory
Published Mar 2, 2006
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.78%
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in LibSystem in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.5 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by causing an application that uses LibSystem to request a large amount of memory.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.4
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.78% (0.03778) | 89.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.79% (0.03787) | 88.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.49% (0.01488) | 79.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.63% (0.03629) | 79.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.85% (0.01849) | 81.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.47% (0.01467) | 87.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 1.47% (0.01467) | 86.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.76% (0.00758) | 80.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00758) | 78.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.91% (0.02910) | 83.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.91% (0.02910) | 81.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.91% (0.02910) | 64.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/19064 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/23644 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25026 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Mar/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/19064 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/23644 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16907 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0791 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25026 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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