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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2006-1982 in the critical feed json

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, a…

published 2006-04-21 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-1982

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
19.9%
EPSS 19.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-27714)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

19.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-27714 Apple Mac OSX 10.x - LZWDecodeVector '.tiff' Overflow dos, 2006-04-20
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17634 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.