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CVE-2006-1983 Details

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in Mac OS X 10.4.6 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) PredictorVSetField function for TIFF or (2) CFAllocatorAllocate function for GIF, as used in applications that use ImageIO or AppKit. NOTE: the BMP vector has been re-assigned to CVE-2006-2238 because it affects a separate product family.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html	CVE	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016067	CVE	Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25949	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25951	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/24821	CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/24822	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634	CVE	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951	CVE
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233	CVE	Exploit
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x28-advisory.php	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x30-advisory.php	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html	CVE	PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html	[email protected]	Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/19686	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016067	[email protected]	Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25949	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25951	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/24821	[email protected]
http://www.osvdb.org/24822	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951	[email protected]
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3233	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x28-advisory.php	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-protocols.com/sp-x30-advisory.php	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html	[email protected]	PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1452	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

see all 32 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple mac os x	10.3 10.3.1 10.3.2 10.3.3 10.3.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.3.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
apple mac os x server	10.3 10.3.1 10.3.2 10.3.3 10.3.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.3.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 16, 2026		[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 20, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 25, 2006	Initial Analysis	[email protected]