HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in bootpd in the DHCP component for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BOOTP request
Published Aug 2, 2006
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.21%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in bootpd in the DHCP component for Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted BOOTP request.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 10.3.9
- 10.4.7
- 10.3.9
- 10.4.7
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
7.21% 0.07210
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.07210
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.21% (0.07210) | 94.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.06% (0.07058) | 93.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 2, 2026 | 11.91% (0.11912) | 93.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 22, 2025 | 9.18% (0.09175) | 92.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.77% (0.07769) | 91.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.91% (0.13907) | 90.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.49% (0.07489) | 91.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.76% (0.09764) | 95.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 21, 2024 | 9.76% (0.09764) | 95.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 5.33% (0.05329) | 91.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.24% (0.05243) | 91.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.49% (0.06494) | 91.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.49% (0.06494) | 90.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.49% (0.06494) | 78.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21253 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/776628 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/27736 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28139 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006//Aug/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/21253 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/776628 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/27736 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19289 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-214A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3101 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28139 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 2, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 10, 2006
Link CVE-2006-3498
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a